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Household of Thomas Gray (born 1823, 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 1823 in Clifton, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John Matthew (born 1855 in Northumberland, England), Mary (born 1866 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Bridget (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother In Law, James (born 1815 in Durham, England), Thomas's Servant, Robert (born 1863 in Monkton, Durham, England), Thomas's Servant, George (born 1861 in Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Simonside, Durham, England).


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Thomas Gray's household

Male

Thomas

Gray

Head
Male

John Matthew

Gray

Son
Female

Mary

Gray

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Gray

Daughter
Male

James

Bower

Brother In Law
Male

Robert

Bell

Servant
Male

George

Richardson

Servant
Female

Mary

Gorman

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Clifton, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gray

Head

Widower

58

1823

Clifton, Northumberland, England

John Matthew

Gray

Son

Single

26

1855

Northumberland, England

Mary

Gray

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Jarrow, Durham, England

Bridget

Gray

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

James

Bower

Brother In Law

Single

66

1815

Durham, England

Robert

Bell

Servant

Single

18

1863

Monkton, Durham, England

George

Richardson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Northumberland, England

Mary

Gorman

Servant

Single

19

1862

Simonside, Durham, England

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