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REAY

Reay in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

County Durham

946

0.1088

12.5371

Northumberland

661

0.1521

17.5164

Cumberland

494

0.1964

22.6227

Lancashire

110

0.0032

0.3655

London

0.0019

0.2208

Staffordshire

0.0047

0.5373

Cheshire

0.0053

0.6073

Yorkshire

0.0009

0.1034

Lanarkshire

0.0024

0.2804

Surrey

0.0015

0.1780

Warwickshire

0.0027

0.3127

Hampshire

0.0028

0.3270

Dumfriesshire

0.0232

2.6773

Essex

0.0024

0.2796

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0033

0.3826

Westmorland

0.0187

2.1528

Gloucestershire

0.0019

0.2211

Shropshire

0.0040

0.4564

Kent

0.0010

0.1156

Derbyshire

0.0013

0.1511

Wigtownshire

0.0155

1.7816

Berwickshire

0.0170

1.9535

Roxburghshire

0.0094

1.0884

Worcestershire

0.0013

0.1510

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

0.0064

0.7334

Forfarshire (Angus)

0.0015

0.1702

Kirkcudbrightshire

0.0071

0.8171

Nottinghamshire

0.0008

0.0878

Sussex

0.0006

0.0702

Berkshire

0.0014

0.1576

Cornwall

0.0006

0.0697

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

0.0025

0.2872

Leicestershire

0.0003

0.0356

Herefordshire

0.0008

0.0962

Devon

0.0002

0.0189

Norfolk

0.0002

0.0256

Ayrshire

0.0005

0.0527

Caithness

0.0025

0.2880

Royal Navy

0.0029

0.3309

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

119

0.1595

18.3733

Gateshead

County Durham

107

0.1644

18.9401

Westoe

County Durham

0.1482

17.0660

Sunderland

County Durham

0.3844

44.2744

Tanfield

County Durham

0.4935

56.8372

Monkwearmouth Shore

County Durham

0.2888

33.2677

Wallsend

Northumberland

0.3337

38.4358

Westgate

Northumberland

0.1672

19.2555

Heworth

County Durham

0.2569

29.5938

Bedlington

Northumberland

0.2825

32.5371

Hedworth Monkton Jarrow

County Durham

0.1009

11.6276

St Cuthbert W O

Cumberland

0.3018

34.7614

Winlaton

County Durham

0.4198

48.3492

Lamesley

County Durham

0.7054

81.2608

Hensingham

Cumberland

1.5572

179.3722

Caldewgate

Cumberland

0.2322

26.7469

Byker

Northumberland

0.1489

17.1536

Tynemouth

Northumberland

0.1289

14.8449

Haydon

Northumberland

1.1780

135.6589

Elswick

Northumberland

0.0778

8.9647

Top male forenames

John Reay
William Reay
Thomas Reay
George Reay
Robert Reay
James Reay
Joseph Reay
Edward Reay
Matthew Reay
David Reay
Richard Reay
Isaac Reay
Charles Reay
Henry Reay
Luke Reay
Tom Reay
Samuel Reay
Robt. Reay
Walter Reay
Arthur Reay
Mark Reay
Wm. Reay
Michael Reay
Ralph Reay
Gabriel Reay
Harry Reay
Frederick Reay
Hugh Reay
Thos. Reay
Alexander Reay
Stephen Reay
Martin Reay
Alfred Reay
Andrew Reay
Christopher Reay
Rbt. Reay
Adam Reay
Albert Reay
Philip Reay
Gibson Reay
Joshua Reay
Mathew Reay
Jacob Reay
Fredrick Reay
Abraham Reay
Wilfred Reay
Frank Reay
Ernest Reay
Peter Reay
Daniel Reay

Top female forenames

Mary Reay
Elizabeth Reay
Jane Reay
Margaret Reay
Sarah Reay
Ann Reay
Isabella Reay
Hannah Reay
Annie Reay
Alice Reay
Catherine Reay
Martha Reay
Ellen Reay
Frances Reay
Agnes Reay
Dorothy Reay
Emily Reay
Eleanor Reay
Barbara Reay
Harriet Reay
Grace Reay
Emma Reay
Eliza Reay
Ada Reay
Fanny Reay
Margt. Reay
Lydia Reay
Janet Reay
Esther Reay
Anne Reay
Margret Reay
Elizth. Reay
Clara Reay
Isabel Reay
Edith Reay
Florence Reay
Eliz. Reay
Caroline Reay
Maria Reay
Laura Reay
Louisa Reay
Rose Reay
Abigail Reay
Dinah Reay
Rebecca Reay
Georgina Reay
Christiana Reay
Charlotte Reay
Bessie Reay
Ruth Reay

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Labourer
General Servant
Blacksmith
Annuitant
Ag Lab
Butcher
Housekeeper
Joiner
Shipwright
General Labourer
No Occupation
Wife
Agricultural Labourer
Cooper
Domestic Serv
Farm Labourer
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Domestic Servant
Engine Fitter
Milliner
Clerk
Coal Miner Wife
Stone Mason
Farmer Sister
Painter
Farmers Wife
General serv
Railway Lab
Farm Servant
Mariner
Charwoman
Dress Maker
Tailor
Peat Dealer
Coal Trimmer (Lab)
Plumber
General Servant Domestic
Grocer
Farmer
Bricklayer
Farmers Son
Chemical Labourer
General Laborer
Iron Miner
Laundress
Innkeeper
Pupil Teacher