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Household of Thomas Gray (born 1843, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Thomas Gray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gray, born in 1843 in Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Gray, born in 1848 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary J (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Eliza A (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), David C (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), John G (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father In Law, David Carruthers, born in 1817 in Scotland.


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Thomas Gray's household

Male

Thomas

Gray

Head
Female

Mary

Gray

Wife
Female

Mary J

Gray

Daughter
Female

Eliza A

Gray

Daughter
Male

David C

Gray

Son
Male

John G

Gray

Son
Male

Thomas

Gray

Son
Male

David

Carruthers

Father In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gray

Head

Married

38

1843

Northumberland, England

Mary

Gray

Wife

Married

33

1848

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary J

Gray

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Eliza A

Gray

Daughter

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

David C

Gray

Son

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

John G

Gray

Son

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Gray

Son

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

David

Carruthers

Father In Law

Widower

64

1817

Scotland

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