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Household of William Rain (born 1832, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

William Rain and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rain, born in 1832 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Robert W Rain, born in 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Robert W (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Alice (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Charlotte, born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Matthew Kirby, born in 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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William Rain's household

Male

William

Rain

Head
Male

Robert W

Rain

Son
Female

Alice

Kirby

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Kirby

Son In Law
Female

Charlotte

Kirby

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Rain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rain

Head

Married

49

1832

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert W

Rain

Son

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice

Kirby

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Matthew

Kirby

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Charlotte

Kirby

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

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