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Household of Alexander Gray (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gray, born in 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margery Gray, born in 1846 in Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Fife, Scotland), James S (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander B (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George S (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Margaret (born 1839 in Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, George (born 1855 in Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Gray's household

Male

Alexander

Gray

Head
Female

Margery

Gray

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gray

Daughter
Male

James S

Gray

Son
Female

Isabella

Gray

Daughter
Male

Alexander B

Gray

Son
Male

George S

Gray

Son
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Boarder
Male

George

Simpson

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gray

Head

Married

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margery

Gray

Wife

Married

35

1846

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gray

Daughter

-

8

1873

Fife, Scotland

James S

Gray

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Gray

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander B

Gray

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George S

Gray

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Boarder

Unmarried

42

1839

Fife, Scotland

George

Simpson

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Fife, Scotland

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