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Household of Benjamin Gray (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Benjamin Gray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Gray, born in 1848 in Hebburn Colliery, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Gray, born in 1851 in Monkseaton, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1871 in Hebburn Colliery, Durham, England), Ann L (born 1874 in Hebburn Colliery, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Hebburn Colliery, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Hebburn Colliery, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Hebburn Colliery, Durham, England).


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Benjamin Gray's household

Male

Benjamin

Gray

Head
Female

Dorothy

Gray

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gray

Daughter
Female

Ann L

Gray

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Gray

Son
Male

Thomas

Gray

Son
Male

Robert

Gray

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Hebburn Colliery, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Gray

Head

Married

33

1848

Hebburn Colliery, Durham, England

Dorothy

Gray

Wife

Married

30

1851

Monkseaton, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Gray

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hebburn Colliery, Durham, England

Ann L

Gray

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hebburn Colliery, Durham, England

Joseph

Gray

Son

Single

6

1875

Hebburn Colliery, Durham, England

Thomas

Gray

Son

Single

4

1877

Hebburn Colliery, Durham, England

Robert

Gray

Son

Single

2

1879

Hebburn Colliery, Durham, England

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