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Household of John Grey (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Grey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Grey, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Grey, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Catherine (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Sarah (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Maryane (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Grey's household

Male

John

Grey

Head
Female

Mary

Grey

Wife
Female

Annie

Grey

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Grey

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Grey

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Williams

Daughter
Female

Helen

Williams

Granddaughter
Female

Maryane

Williams

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Grey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Grey

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Mary

Grey

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Annie

Grey

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Grey

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Grey

Daughter

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Williams

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Williams

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maryane

Williams

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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