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Household of Colin Grey (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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.

Colin Grey and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Colin Grey, born in 1847 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Colin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Grey, born in 1845 in Kinrossshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Colin's Lodger, John Bennie, born in 1853 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Colin Grey's household

Male

Colin

Grey

Head
Female

Sarah

Grey

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Grey

Daughter
Female

Jane

Grey

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Grey

Daughter
Male

William

Grey

Son
Male

John

Bennie

Lodger
First name(s) Colin
Last name Grey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Colin

Grey

Head

Married

34

1847

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Sarah

Grey

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kinrossshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Grey

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Grey

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Grey

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Grey

Son

-

1

1880

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bennie

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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