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Household of John Gray (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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.

John Gray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gray, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Gray, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Deborth (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Adopted Son, James Gray (born 1861 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Duncan (born 1866 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Gray's household

Male

John

Gray

Head
Female

Ellen

Gray

Wife
Male

James Gray

O'Hara

Adopted Son
Male

William

Gray

Son
Female

Deborth

Gray

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gray

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gray

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Paterson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gray

Head

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Gray

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Gray

O'Hara

Adopted Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Gray

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Deborth

Gray

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gray

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gray

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Paterson

Visitor

-

15

1866

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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