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Household of John Gray (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

John Gray and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gray, born in 1838 in Barton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Gray, born in 1862 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1862 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Annie E (born 1866 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England) and Emily B (born 1869 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Housekeeper, Mary Ann (born 1849 in Lincolnshire, England) and John's Housekeepers Son, Wilfred E (born 1880 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Gray's household

Male

John

Gray

Head
Female

Mary J

Gray

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Gray

Daughter
Female

Emily B

Gray

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Armitage

Housekeeper
Male

Wilfred E

Armitage

Housekeepers Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Barton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gray

Head

Married

43

1838

Barton, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Gray

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Gray

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Emily B

Gray

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Armitage

Housekeeper

Married

32

1849

Lincolnshire, England

Wilfred E

Armitage

Housekeepers Son

Single

1

1880

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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