Reay, John

Birth Name Reay, John
Gender male
Age at Death about 85 years, 1 month, 8 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 24 Nov 1844 Howdon, Wallsend, Northumberland Birth of John Reay  
Baptism 9 Feb 1845 Tynemouth, Northumberland Baptism of John Reay  
Census Apr 1871 Howdon, Wallsend, Northumberland 1871 Census; John Reay, Coaltrimmer, living with his family - marital status unclear  
Census (Family) Apr 1881 15 George Steet, Willington Quay, Howdon, Wallsend, Northumberland 1881 Census: Dorothy Dryden living with second husband John Reay (coaltrimmer) and numerous children  
Census (Family) Apr 1891 22 Brunton Street, Chirton, North Shields, Northumberland 1891 Census: Dorothy Dryden living with husband John (coaltrimmer) and children  
Census (Family) Apr 1901 13 Brunton Street, Percy Main, North Shields, Northumberland 1901 Census: Dorothy Dryden with husband John (coaltrimmer) and two children  
Census 2 Apr 1911 30 Brunton Street, Percy Main, North Shields, Northumberland 1911 Census: John Reay (Coal trimmer), living with daughter Anna Alice and her husband William Jones  
Census 19 Jun 1921 30 Brunton Street, Percy Main, North Shields, Northumberland 1921 Census: John Reay (retired coal trimmer) with daughter Anna Alice (34 yrs) and grandaughter Mary Jones (8 yrs)  
Death about Jan 1930 Tynemouth, Northumberland Death of John Reay  

Families

Family of Reay, John and Dryden, Dorothy
Married Wife Dryden, Dorothy ( * about Jul 1848 + 9 Dec 1901 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 23 Mar 1876 Tynemouth, Northumberland Marriage of Dorothy Dryden (widow) to John Reay (widower)  
Birth 1 Dec 1876 Howdon, Wallsend, Northumberland Birth of Nicholas Douglas Reay, son of Dorothy Dryden  
Birth 22 Dec 1877 Willington Quay, Howdon, Wallsend, Northumberland Birth of Thomas Reay, son of Dorothy Dryden  
Birth 15 Apr 1887 Percy Main, North Shields, Northumberland Birth of Ann Alice Reay, daughter of Dorothy Dryden  
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Reay, Nicholas Douglas1 Dec 1876about Jan 1956
Reay, Thomas22 Dec 187714 Jul 1944
Reay, Ann Alice15 Apr 18876 Aug 1981

Family of Reay, John and Porteus, Jane Edwards
Married Wife Porteus, Jane Edwards ( * Apr 1854 + 13 Jan 1875 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage Jan 1871 Tynemouth, Northumberland Marriage of John Reay to Jane Edwards Porteus  
Birth Jul 1871 Howdon, Wallsend, Northumberland Birth of Jane Reay, daughter of John Reay  
Birth about 1874 Willington Quay, Howdon, Wallsend, Northumberland Birth of John William Reay, son of John Reay  
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Reay, Jane Edwards CottewJul 1871about Apr 1895
Reay, John Williamabout 1874about Oct 1932

Notes

Note: 1

John Reay and his first wife Jane Edwards Porteus: It is odd that John and Jane do not appear to be together in the 1871 census, though Jane would have been in the later stages of her first pregnancy and was 16 or 17.

Note that "In 1875, the Offences Against the Person Act raised the age to 13 (from 12) in Great Britain and Ireland, and ten years later the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 raised it to 16" [wikipedia, 4 Aug 2022)

John Reay - in the 1911 census it is recorded that he had five children of whom two had died. This is wrong as only his daughter Jane from his first marriage has died. His son, John William, died in 1932

Note: 2 (To Do)

John Reay - his baptism record from Durham Records Online reads:

Baptisms, Tynemouth District - Record Number: 1157946.0
Location: Tynemouth, Northumberland
Church: Christ Church
Denomination: Anglican
9 Feb 1845 John Reay, of Dotwick Street, born 24 Nov 1844, son of Robert (blacksmith) & Jane Reay

note that the parents of John Reay don't match the current database. How important is this part of the tree??