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Household of William Reaper (born 1835, Essex)

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.

William Reaper and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reaper, born in 1835 in Burntwood, Essex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Reaper, born in 1839 in Southwick, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Jonathan (born 1862 in Durham, England), William (born 1864 in Stanley, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Harton, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Harton, Durham, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Harton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Margaret (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1863 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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William Reaper's household

Male

William

Reaper

Head
Female

Jane

Reaper

Wife
Male

Jonathan

Reaper

Son
Male

William

Reaper

Son
Male

Joseph

Reaper

Son
Male

John

Reaper

Son
Male

Richard

Reaper

Son
Female

Margaret

Proud

Niece
Male

John

Hunter

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Reaper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Burntwood, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reaper

Head

Married

46

1835

Burntwood, Essex, England

Jane

Reaper

Wife

Married

42

1839

Southwick, Durham, England

Jonathan

Reaper

Son

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

William

Reaper

Son

Single

17

1864

Stanley, Durham, England

Joseph

Reaper

Son

Single

15

1866

Harton, Durham, England

John

Reaper

Son

Single

4

1877

Harton, Durham, England

Richard

Reaper

Son

Single

1

1880

Harton, Durham, England

Margaret

Proud

Niece

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Hunter

Lodger

Single

18

1863

South Shields, Durham, England

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