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Household of James Gray (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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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.

James Gray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gray, born in 1823 in Barony, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Gray, born in 1828 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1851 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1853 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1857 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1865 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Kelly, born in 1861 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Gray's household

Male

James

Gray

Head
Female

Jane

Gray

Wife
Female

Mary

Gray

Daughter
Male

James

Gray

Son
Male

Archibald

Gray

Son
Male

Andrew

Gray

Son
Female

Margaret

Gray

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kelly

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gray

Head

Married

58

1823

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gray

Wife

Married

53

1828

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Gray

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Archibald

Gray

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Gray

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Kelly

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland

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