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Household of James Gray (born 1845, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gray, born in 1845 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara Gray, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1873 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1877 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1880 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Barbara (born 1881 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Grace Merton, born in 1867 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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James Gray's household

Male

James

Gray

Head
Female

Barbara

Gray

Wife
Male

James

Gray

Son
Female

Isabella

Gray

Daughter
Male

David

Gray

Son
Male

Alexander

Gray

Son
Female

Barbara

Gray

Daughter
Female

Grace

Merton

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gray

Head

Married

36

1845

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Barbara

Gray

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gray

Son

-

8

1873

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Gray

Daughter

-

5

1876

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Gray

Son

-

4

1877

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Gray

Son

-

1

1880

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Barbara

Gray

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Grace

Merton

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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