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Household of James Gray (born 1824, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

James Gray and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gray, born in 1824 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gray, born in 1826 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1851 in Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1853 in Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane B (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Turner, born in 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Gray's household

Male

James

Gray

Head
Female

Margaret

Gray

Wife
Female

Mary

Gray

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gray

Son
Male

James

Gray

Son
Female

Margaret

Gray

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gray

Daughter
Female

Janet

Gray

Daughter
Female

Jane B

Gray

Daughter
Male

James

Turner

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gray

Head

Married

57

1824

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gray

Wife

Married

55

1826

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gray

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Gray

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane B

Gray

Daughter

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Turner

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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