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Household of James Gray (born 1831, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gray, born in 1831 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gray, born in 1832 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hendry (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret S (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie J M (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Marion (born 1860 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Marion (born 1865 in England).


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James Gray's household

Male

James

Gray

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gray

Wife
Female

Mary

Gray

Daughter
Male

James

Gray Jr

Son
Male

Hendry

Gray

Son
Female

Margaret S

Gray

Daughter
Female

Marion

Gray

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gray

Daughter
Female

Jessie J M

Gray

Daughter
Female

Mary

McKinnon

Servant
Female

Marion

Gray

Visitor
Female

Marion

Wilson

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gray

Head

Married

50

1831

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gray

Wife

Married

49

1832

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gray Jr

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hendry

Gray

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Gray

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gray

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie J M

Gray

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKinnon

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

Marion

Gray

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

England

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