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Household of Alexander Gray (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Gray and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gray, born in 1841 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Amelia Gray, born in 1844 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1869 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Barbra (born 1875 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1877 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, James (born 1855 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, John (born 1863 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1864 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, John (born 1867 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gray's household

Male

Alexander

Gray

Head
Female

Amelia

Gray

Wife
Female

Ann

Gray

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gray

Son
Female

Margaret

Gray

Daughter
Female

Barbra

Gray

Daughter
Male

James

Gray

Son
Male

James

Boyes

Servant
Male

John

Stewart

Servant
Male

James

Young

Servant
Male

John

Simpson

Servant
Female

Jane

Watson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gray

Head

Married

40

1841

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Amelia

Gray

Wife

Married

37

1844

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Gray

Daughter

-

12

1869

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gray

Son

-

10

1871

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gray

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbra

Gray

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gray

Son

-

4

1877

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Boyes

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Young

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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