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Household of John Gray (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gray, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Dickson Gray, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John Campbell (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex Campbell (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William Nairn (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Campbell (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret Muir (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Marion Dickson (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Margaret (born 1808 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1864 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gray's household

Male

John

Gray

Head
Female

Marion Dickson

Gray

Wife
Male

James

Gray

Son
Male

John Campbell

Gray

Son
Male

Alex Campbell

Gray

Son
Male

William Nairn

Gray

Son
Female

Mary Campbell

Gray

Daughter
Female

Margaret Muir

Gray

Daughter
Female

Marion Dickson

Gray

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Mother
Female

Isabella

Maciver

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gray

Head

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion Dickson

Gray

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gray

Son

Single

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Campbell

Gray

Son

Single

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex Campbell

Gray

Son

Single

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Nairn

Gray

Son

Single

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Campbell

Gray

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Muir

Gray

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion Dickson

Gray

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Maciver

Servant

Single

17

1864

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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