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Household of William Reay (born 1854, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Reay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reay, born in 1854 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Reay, born in 1858 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and James William (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandmother, Ann Handyside, born in 1805 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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William Reay's household

Male

William

Reay

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Reay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Reay

Daughter
Male

James William

Reay

Son
Female

Ann

Handyside

Grandmother
First name(s) William
Last name Reay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reay

Head

Married

27

1854

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary Jane

Reay

Wife

Married

23

1858

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth Ann

Reay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

James William

Reay

Son

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ann

Handyside

Grandmother

Widow

76

1805

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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