Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Reay (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Reay, born in 1845 in Blaydon, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Reay, born in 1851 in Ponteland, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Kenton, Northumberland, England), William W (born 1878 in Blaydon, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Blaydon, Durham, England) and Mary E (born 1881 in Blaydon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nephew, Joseph Hudson, born in 1865 in Blaydon, Durham, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Reay's household

Male

Thomas

Reay

Head
Female

Sarah

Reay

Wife
Male

John

Brabon

Son
Male

William W

Brabon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brabon

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Brabon

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hudson

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Reay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Blaydon, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Reay

Head

Married

36

1845

Blaydon, Durham, England

Sarah

Reay

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ponteland, Northumberland, England

John

Brabon

Son

Single

8

1873

Kenton, Northumberland, England

William W

Brabon

Son

Single

3

1878

Blaydon, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Brabon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blaydon, Durham, England

Mary E

Brabon

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blaydon, Durham, England

Joseph

Hudson

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Blaydon, Durham, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Reay in Gateshead in 1881, and follow the Reay family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Reay

We’ve found Thomas Reay in 249 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Reay's household and view the Reay family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census