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Household of John Gray (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gray, born in 1827 in Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gray, born in 1841 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Cecilia (born 1869 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth B Wight, born in 1865 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Gray's household

Male

John

Gray

Head
Female

Catherine

Gray

Wife
Female

Cecilia

Gray

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gray

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gray

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gray

Daughter
Female

Helen

Gray

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth B

Wight

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gray

Head

Married

54

1827

Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gray

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Wight

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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