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Household of Robert Gray (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Robert Gray and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gray, born in 1841 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gray, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Marshall N G (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John A (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen C (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Niece, Jane D (born 1865 in India), Robert's Sister-In-Law, Margaret S (born 1861 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Barbara (born 1862 in St Margaret's Hope, Orkney, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1865 in St Margaret's Hope, Orkney, Scotland).


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Robert Gray's household

Male

Robert

Gray

Head
Female

Eliza

Gray

Wife
Male

Marshall N G

Gray

Son
Male

Robert

Gray

Son
Male

John A

Gray

Son
Female

Helen C

Gray

Daughter
Female

Jane D

Gray

Niece
Female

Margaret S

Goold

Sister-In-Law
Female

Barbara

Meiklejohn

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Meiklejohn

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gray

Head

Married

40

1841

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Eliza

Gray

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marshall N G

Gray

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Gray

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John A

Gray

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen C

Gray

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane D

Gray

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

India

Margaret S

Goold

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Barbara

Meiklejohn

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

St Margaret's Hope, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Meiklejohn

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

St Margaret's Hope, Orkney, Scotland

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