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Household of Thomas Rayner (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Rayner and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rayner, born in 1836 in Pickmere, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Betsey Rayner, born in 1835 in Whitley, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Cheshire, England), Fred (born 1867 in Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1871 in Cheshire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), Amy (born 1877 in Cheshire, England) and Polly (born 1879 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Eliza (born 1867 in Weaverham, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Appretice, William (born 1866 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Rayner's household

Male

Thomas

Rayner

Head
Female

Betsey

Rayner

Wife
Male

John

Rayner

Son
Male

Thomas

Rayner

Son
Male

Fred

Rayner

Son
Female

Annie

Rayner

Daughter
Male

Harry

Rayner

Son
Female

Amy

Rayner

Daughter
Female

Polly

Rayner

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Ashton

Servant
Male

William

Gibney

Appretice
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rayner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Pickmere, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Rayner

Head

Married

45

1836

Pickmere, Cheshire, England

Betsey

Rayner

Wife

Married

46

1835

Whitley, Cheshire, England

John

Rayner

Son

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Rayner

Son

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

Fred

Rayner

Son

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

Annie

Rayner

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

Harry

Rayner

Son

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

Amy

Rayner

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

Polly

Rayner

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

Eliza

Ashton

Servant

Single

14

1867

Weaverham, Cheshire, England

William

Gibney

Appretice

Single

15

1866

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

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