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Household of John Grey (born 1844, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, England

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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 Grey and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Grey, born in 1844 in Stannington, Northumberland, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Grey, born in 1843 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; John W (born 1868 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England), Edward A (born 1869 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England), Mary A (born 1871 in Lamesley, Durham, England), Isabella J (born 1872 in Lamesley, Durham, England) and Elizabeth C (born 1874 in Lamesley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Emma (born 1853 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England), John's Servant, David (born 1863 in Not Known), John's Servant, John (born 1857 in Hexham, Northumberland, England), John's Servant, John (born 1862 in Ponteland, Northumberland, England), John's Servant, William (born 1868 in Brownhill, Northumberland, England) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Scotland).


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John Grey's household

Male

John

Grey

Head
Female

Dorothy

Grey

Wife
Male

John W

Grey

Son
Male

Edward A

Grey

Son
Female

Mary A

Grey

Daughter
Female

Isabella J

Grey

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth C

Grey

Daughter
Female

Emma

Dawson

Visitor
Male

David

Carr

Servant
Male

John

Brown

Servant
Male

John

Watson

Servant
Male

William

Murray

Servant
Female

Margaret

Gaffeney

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Grey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stannington, Northumberland, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Grey

Head

Married

37

1844

Stannington, Northumberland, England

Dorothy

Grey

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

John W

Grey

Son

Single

13

1868

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Edward A

Grey

Son

Single

12

1869

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Grey

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lamesley, Durham, England

Isabella J

Grey

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lamesley, Durham, England

Elizabeth C

Grey

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lamesley, Durham, England

Emma

Dawson

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

David

Carr

Servant

Single

18

1863

Not Known

John

Brown

Servant

Single

24

1857

Hexham, Northumberland, England

John

Watson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ponteland, Northumberland, England

William

Murray

Servant

Single

13

1868

Brownhill, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Gaffeney

Servant

Single

20

1861

Scotland

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