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Household of James Gray (born 1829, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, 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 1829 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara Gray, born in 1836 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret D (born 1855 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella M (born 1857 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), George E (born 1859 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), James P (born 1860 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1864 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William G (born 1867 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Ann (born 1841 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Gray's household

Male

James

Gray

Head
Female

Barbara

Gray

Wife
Female

Margaret D

Gray

Daughter
Female

Isabella M

Gray

Daughter
Male

George E

Gray

Son
Male

James P

Gray

Son
Male

Andrew

Gray

Son
Male

William G

Gray

Son
Female

Ann

Chinney

Servant
Female

Jane

Purvis

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gray

Head

Married

52

1829

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Gray

Wife

Married

45

1836

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret D

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella M

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

George E

Gray

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

James P

Gray

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Gray

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

William G

Gray

Son

-

14

1867

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Chinney

Servant

Widow

40

1841

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane

Purvis

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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