John Davidson
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Household of John Gray (born 1845, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Papa Westray, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gray, born in 1845 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to May Gray, born in 1840 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Barbara (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Barbara Pottinger, born in 1809 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland.
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John Gray's household
John
Gray
Head
May
Gray
Wife
Barbara
Gray
Daughter
Mary
Gray
Daughter
William
Gray
Son
John
Gray
Son
Isabella
Gray
Daughter
David
Gray
Son
Barbara
Pottinger
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Gray |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Gray | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Orkney, Scotland | |
May | Gray | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | Gray | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Gray | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Gray | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Gray | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Gray | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Orkney, Scotland | |
David | Gray | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | Pottinger | Mother-In-Law | - | 72 | 1809 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland |
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