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Household of John Gray (born 1826, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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 1826 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gray, born in 1828 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret S (born 1867 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Jane (born 1869 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Ida K (born 1848 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Servant, Jessie (born 1841 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, Williamina (born 1865 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
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John Gray's household
John
Gray
Head
Margaret
Gray
Wife
Margaret S
Gray
Daughter
Jane
Gray
Daughter
Ida K
Hill
Governess
Jessie
Simison
Servant
Williamina
Brown
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Gray |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Gray | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Gray | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret S | Gray | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Gray | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ida K | Hill | Governess | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Jessie | Simison | Servant | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Williamina | Brown | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
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