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Household of David Gray (born 1833, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, 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.

David Gray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Gray, born in 1833 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Thomasina Gray, born in 1835 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Annie Maxwell (born 1862 in Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1880 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother, Mary (born 1791 in Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Alexander (born 1863 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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David Gray's household

Male

David

Gray

Head
Female

Thomasina

Gray

Wife
Female

Annie Maxwell

Gray

Daughter
Male

John

Gray

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Gray

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gray

Mother
Male

Alexander

Steele

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Gray

Head

Married

48

1833

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomasina

Gray

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Annie Maxwell

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

Gray

Son

-

11

1870

Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Gray

Daughter

-

1

1880

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Gray

Mother

Widow

90

1791

Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Alexander

Steele

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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