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Household of Walter Rey (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Walter Rey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Rey, born in 1837 in Ilton, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rey, born in 1855 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1866 in Ilton, Somerset, England), William (born 1868 in Ilton, Somerset, England), Edward (born 1870 in Ilton, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Ilton, Somerset, England), Louisa (born 1877 in Ilton, Somerset, England) and Rosina (born 1880 in Ilton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Boarder, John Swafield, born in 1862 in -.


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Walter Rey's household

Male

Walter

Rey

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rey

Wife
Male

George

Rey

Son
Male

William

Rey

Son
Male

Edward

Rey

Son
Female

Ellen

Rey

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Rey

Daughter
Female

Rosina

Rey

Daughter
Male

John

Swafield

Boarder
First name(s) Walter
Last name Rey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ilton, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Rey

Head

Married

44

1837

Ilton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Rey

Wife

Married

26

1855

City of London, Middlesex, England

George

Rey

Son

Single

15

1866

Ilton, Somerset, England

William

Rey

Son

Single

13

1868

Ilton, Somerset, England

Edward

Rey

Son

Single

11

1870

Ilton, Somerset, England

Ellen

Rey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ilton, Somerset, England

Louisa

Rey

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ilton, Somerset, England

Rosina

Rey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ilton, Somerset, England

John

Swafield

Boarder

Single

19

1862

-

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