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Household of Thomas Reeks (born 1838, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 Reeks and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Reeks, born in 1838 in Woolston, Gloucestershire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Lucy Reeks, born in 1838 in Brockweir, Gloucestershire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1861 in West Dean, Gloucestershire, England), Annie (born 1870 in West Dean, Gloucestershire, England), Lucy Geneve (born 1868 in West Dean, Gloucestershire, England), John (born 1872 in West Dean, Gloucestershire, England), Melbourne (born 1873 in West Dean, Gloucestershire, England), Hubert (born 1876 in West Dean, Gloucestershire, England), Benjamin (born 1880 in Lancashire, England) and Edith E (born 1878 in West Dean, Gloucestershire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary Ann, born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Daughter In Law, Janet Reeks, born in 1862 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Reeks's household

Male

Thomas

Reeks

Head
Female

Lucy

Reeks

Wife
Female

Janet

Reeks

Daughter In Law
Male

William

Reeks

Son
Female

Annie

Reeks

Daughter
Female

Lucy Geneve

Reeks

Daughter
Male

John

Reeks

Son
Male

Melbourne

Reeks

Son
Male

Hubert

Reeks

Son
Male

Benjamin

Reeks

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Reeks

Grand Daughter
Female

Edith E

Reeks

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Reeks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Woolston, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Reeks

Head

Married

43

1838

Woolston, Gloucestershire, England

Lucy

Reeks

Wife

Married

43

1838

Brockweir, Gloucestershire, England

Janet

Reeks

Daughter In Law

Married

19

1862

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

William

Reeks

Son

Married

20

1861

West Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Annie

Reeks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Lucy Geneve

Reeks

Daughter

Single

13

1868

West Dean, Gloucestershire, England

John

Reeks

Son

Single

9

1872

West Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Melbourne

Reeks

Son

Single

8

1873

West Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Hubert

Reeks

Son

Single

5

1876

West Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Benjamin

Reeks

Son

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Reeks

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Edith E

Reeks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Dean, Gloucestershire, England

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