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Household of Thomas Reay (born 1854, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Reay, born in 1854 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Reay, born in 1851 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Isabella (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Walter (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister In Law, Isabella Jay, born in 1847 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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Thomas Reay's household

Male

Thomas

Reay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Reay

Wife
Female

Isabella

Reay

Daughter
Male

Walter

Reay

Son
Female

Isabella

Jay

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Reay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Reay

Head

Married

27

1854

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Reay

Wife

Married

30

1851

South Shields, Durham, England

Isabella

Reay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Walter

Reay

Son

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Isabella

Jay

Sister In Law

Married

34

1847

South Shields, Durham, England

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