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Household of James Gray (born 1852, Norfolk)

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.

James Gray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gray, born in 1852 in Hempstead, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria Gray, born in 1847 in Jarrow, Durham, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Ada Maria (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England), Emma Jane (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Ethel Harriott (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Charles John (born 1863 in South Shields, Durham, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth Ann (born 1867 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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James Gray's household

Male

James

Gray

Head
Female

Maria

Gray

Wife
Male

George

Gray

Son
Female

Ada Maria

Gray

Daughter
Female

Emma Jane

Gray

Daughter
Female

Ethel Harriott

Gray

Daughter
Male

Charles John

Craig

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Butcher

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Hempstead, Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gray

Head

Married

29

1852

Hempstead, Norfolk, England

Maria

Gray

Wife

Married

34

1847

Jarrow, Durham, England

George

Gray

Son

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Ada Maria

Gray

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Emma Jane

Gray

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Ethel Harriott

Gray

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Charles John

Craig

Boarder

Single

18

1863

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth Ann

Butcher

Servant

Single

14

1867

South Shields, Durham, England

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