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Household of John Gray (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gray, born in 1835 in Kinnaird, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Gray, born in 1847 in Kinnaird, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Gray, born in 1809 in Saline, Fife, Scotland.


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John Gray's household

Male

John

Gray

Head
Female

Janet

Gray

Wife
Male

Robert

Gray

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gray

Daughter
Female

Ann

Gray

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gray

Daughter
Male

David

Gray

Son
Male

William

Gray

Son
Male

James

Gray

Son
Female

Margaret

Gray

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kinnaird, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gray

Head

Married

46

1835

Kinnaird, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gray

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kinnaird, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Gray

Son

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Gray

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Gray

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Gray

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Gray

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Gray

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gray

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Gray

Mother-In-Law

Widow

72

1809

Saline, Fife, Scotland

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