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Household of James Gray (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gray, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Bessie Gray, born in 1830 in England. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James B (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, Hannah (born 1824 in England), James's Niece, Martha (born 1859 in England), James's Servant, Christina (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Annie (born 1867 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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James Gray's household

Male

James

Gray

Head
Female

Bessie

Gray

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gray

Daughter
Male

James B

Gray

Son
Male

Charles

Gray

Son
Female

Hannah

Needham

-
Female

Martha

Grierson

Niece
Female

Christina

Kemp

Servant
Female

Annie

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gray

Head

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Gray

Wife

Married

51

1830

England

Margaret

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James B

Gray

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Gray

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

Needham

-

Married

57

1824

England

Martha

Grierson

Niece

Unmarried

22

1859

England

Christina

Kemp

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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