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Household of Alexander Gray (born 1833, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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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.

Alexander Gray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gray, born in 1833 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Norah Gray, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Richard (born 1859 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England), Alexander (born 1863 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England), Annie (born 1865 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England), John (born 1866 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England), James (born 1868 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England) and William (born 1871 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England).


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Alexander Gray's household

Male

Alexander

Gray

Head
Female

Norah

Gray

Wife
Male

Richard

Gray

Son
Male

Alexander

Gray

Son
Female

Annie

Gray

Daughter
Male

John

Gray

Son
Male

James

Gray

Son
Male

William

Gray

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gray

Head

Married

48

1833

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Norah

Gray

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Richard

Gray

Son

Single

22

1859

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Alexander

Gray

Son

Single

18

1863

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Annie

Gray

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

John

Gray

Son

Single

15

1866

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

James

Gray

Son

Single

13

1868

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

William

Gray

Son

Single

10

1871

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

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