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Household of James Gray (born 1839, Kirkcudbrightshire)

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.

James Gray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gray, born in 1839 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gray, born in 1842 in Corsock, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1878 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Robert (born 1861 in Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1835 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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James Gray's household

Male

James

Gray

Head
Female

Margaret

Gray

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gray

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gray

Daughter
Male

Robert

Galloway

Servant
Female

Margaret

Neilson

Servant
Female

Jane

Finlay

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gray

Head

Married

42

1839

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gray

Wife

Married

39

1842

Corsock, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gray

Daughter

-

3

1878

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Gray

Daughter

-

1

1880

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Robert

Galloway

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Neilson

Servant

Widow

46

1835

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Finlay

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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