James Gray in Aberdeenshire in the 1881 Census

Details of James Gray of Groddie, Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

First name(s): James
Last name: Gray
Relationship: Servant
Marital status: Unmarried
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth year: 1860
Occupation: Shepherd
Birth town: —
Birth county: Aberdeenshire
Birth place: Scotland
Street: Groddie
Town: —
Parish: Logie Coldstone
County: Aberdeenshire
Country: Scotland
Registration district: Logie Coldstone & Cromar

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Lewis	Last name Paterson	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 85	Birth year 1796	Occupation Farmer Of 170 Acrs Employing 3 Men 1 Boy 1 Shepherd 1 Girl	Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s) Jane	Last name Paterson	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 78	Birth year 1803	Occupation -	Birth place Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s) James	Last name Paterson	Relationship Son	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Male	Age 48	Birth year 1833	Occupation Farmers Son	Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s) Lizzie	Last name Strachan	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 40	Birth year 1841	Occupation Farmers Daur	Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s) Lewis	Last name Paterson	Relationship Son	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Male	Age 38	Birth year 1843	Occupation Farmers Son	Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s) Alexander	Last name Paterson	Relationship Son	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Male	Age 36	Birth year 1845	Occupation Farmers Son	Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s) Ludovick	Last name Gillan	Relationship Nephew	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Male	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Scholar	Birth place St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s) Jeaney	Last name Strachan	Relationship Niece	Marital status -	Gender Female	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s) Eliza	Last name Gibbon	Relationship Servant	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Female	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation General Serv	Birth place Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s) John	Last name Ewen	Relationship Servant	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Male	Age 29	Birth year 1852	Occupation Farm Serv	Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s) John	Last name Williams	Relationship Servant	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Male	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Farm Serv	Birth place Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s) Charles	Last name Thomson	Relationship Servant	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Male	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Farm Serv	Birth place Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Gray family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes James Gray and 12 other people

Gray family summary

NAME: James Gray
BORN: 1860
BIRTH COUNTY: Aberdeenshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire, Scotland