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Household of Thomas Reay (born 1816, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 Reay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Reay, born in 1816 in Whitburn, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Reay, born in 1823 in Birtley, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Jane A (born 1851 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Jacob (born 1854 in Whitburn, Durham, England), Robert (born 1859 in Whickham, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1863 in Tanfield, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Joseph W (born 1872 in Tanfield, Durham, England) and John T (born 1878 in Tanfield, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, John R (born 1868 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Thomas's Nephew, Robert (born 1869 in Tanfield, Durham, England).


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Thomas Reay's household

Male

Thomas

Reay

Head
Female

Mary

Reay

Wife
Female

Jane A

Reay

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Reay

Son
Male

Robert

Reay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Reay

Daughter
Male

John R

Musgrove

Nephew
Male

Robert

Bell

Nephew
Male

Joseph W

Reay

Grand Son
Male

John T

Reay

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Reay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Whitburn, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Reay

Head

Married

65

1816

Whitburn, Durham, England

Mary

Reay

Wife

Married

58

1823

Birtley, Durham, England

Jane A

Reay

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Jarrow, Durham, England

Jacob

Reay

Son

Single

27

1854

Whitburn, Durham, England

Robert

Reay

Son

Single

22

1859

Whickham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Reay

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Tanfield, Durham, England

John R

Musgrove

Nephew

Single

13

1868

Jarrow, Durham, England

Robert

Bell

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Tanfield, Durham, England

Joseph W

Reay

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Tanfield, Durham, England

John T

Reay

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Tanfield, Durham, England

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