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Household of John Gray (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Linton, Peeblesshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gray, born in 1851 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Goodfellow Gray, born in 1856 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander Goodfellow (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Margaret Christian McKenzie, born in 1850 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John Gray's household

Male

John

Gray

Head
Female

Catherine Goodfellow

Gray

Wife
Male

James

Gray

Son
Male

Alexander Goodfellow

Gray

Son
Female

Margaret Christian

McKenzie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gray

Head

Married

30

1851

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine Goodfellow

Gray

Wife

Married

25

1856

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gray

Son

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander Goodfellow

Gray

Son

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Christian

McKenzie

Boarder

-

31

1850

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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