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Household of William Reay (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)
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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reay, born in 1850 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Reay, born in 1860 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1859 in Felling, Durham, England) and William's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Scotland).
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William Reay's household
William
Reay
Head
Jane
Reay
Wife
William
Reay
Son
Sarah Jane
Reay
Daughter
Margaret
Henderson
Visitor
Mary Ann
Reay
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Reay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Reay | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Reay | Wife | Married | 21 | 1860 | Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
William | Reay | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Sarah Jane | Reay | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Henderson | Visitor | Single | 22 | 1859 | Felling, Durham, England | |
Mary Ann | Reay | Visitor | Single | 19 | 1862 | Scotland |
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