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Household of Hugh Gray (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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.

Hugh Gray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Gray, born in 1839 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Janet Gray, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Boarder, David McKay, born in 1827 in Sutherland, Scotland.


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Hugh Gray's household

Male

Hugh

Gray

Head
Female

Janet

Gray

Wife
Male

Edward

Gray

Son
Female

Maggie

Gray

Daughter
Male

William

Gray

Son
Male

John

Gray

Son
Female

Jane

Gray

Daughter
Male

David

McKay

Boarder
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Gray

Head

Married

42

1839

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Gray

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Gray

Son

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Gray

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Gray

Son

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Gray

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Gray

Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

54

1827

Sutherland, Scotland

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