Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Gray (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

John Gray and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gray, born in 1839 in Motcombe, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gray, born in 1830 in Motcombe, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Sarah J (born 1863 in Motcombe, Dorset, England), John A E (born 1864 in Motcombe, Dorset, England), William C T (born 1867 in Motcombe, Dorset, England) and Annie E (born 1869 in Motcombe, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, William (born 1844 in Motcombe, Dorset, England) and John's Nephew, Frederick R (born 1872 in Croydon, Surrey, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Gray's household

Male

John

Gray

Head
Female

Sarah

Gray

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Gray

Daughter
Male

John A E

Gray

Son
Male

William C T

Gray

Son
Female

Annie E

Gray

Daughter
Male

William

Gray

Brother
Male

Frederick R

Gray

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Motcombe, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gray

Head

Married

42

1839

Motcombe, Dorset, England

Sarah

Gray

Wife

Married

51

1830

Motcombe, Dorset, England

Sarah J

Gray

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Motcombe, Dorset, England

John A E

Gray

Son

Single

17

1864

Motcombe, Dorset, England

William C T

Gray

Son

Single

14

1867

Motcombe, Dorset, England

Annie E

Gray

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Motcombe, Dorset, England

William

Gray

Brother

Widower

37

1844

Motcombe, Dorset, England

Frederick R

Gray

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Croydon, Surrey, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Gray in Islington in 1881, and follow the Gray family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Gray

We’ve found John Gray in 1051 family trees. Find out more about John Gray's household and view the Gray family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census