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Household of John Gray (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Insch, Aberdeenshire, 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.

John Gray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gray, born in 1837 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gray, born in 1836 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie A (born 1866 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1875 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Alex Kelman, born in 1865 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Gray's household

Male

John

Gray

Head
Female

Eliza

Gray

Wife
Female

Jessie A

Gray

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gray

Daughter
Male

John

Gray

Son
Male

James

Gray

Son
Male

Alex

Kelman

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gray

Head

Married

44

1837

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Gray

Wife

Married

45

1836

Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Gray

Daughter

-

15

1866

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Gray

Daughter

-

11

1870

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Gray

Son

-

9

1872

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gray

Son

-

6

1875

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex

Kelman

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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