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Household of John Gray (born 1808, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dolphinton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gray, born in 1808 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Jane (born 1855 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1858 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1859 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1864 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Gray's household

Male

John

Gray

Head
Female

Jane

Gray

Daughter
Male

Richard

Gray

Son
Female

Mary

Gray

Daughter
Male

William

Garland

Boarder
Male

John

Tennent

Boarder
Male

John

Muir

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gray

Head

Widower

73

1808

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Gray

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Garland

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

John

Tennent

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Muir

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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