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Household of William Gray (born 1837, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Gray and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gray, born in 1837 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gray, born in 1835 in High Easter, Essex, England. They had 2 children; Richard J (born 1873 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Florence E (born 1877 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1809 in High Easter, Essex, England), William's Nephew, William C (born 1876 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), William's Nephew, Charlie (born 1880 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), William's Niece, Emmeline (born 1869 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), William's Nurse Child, William (born 1877 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), William's Nurse Child, Henry (born 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), William's Nurse Child, Jessie (born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, George Perry (born 1860 in Little Waltham, Essex, England), William's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Colyton, Devon, England), William's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Somerset, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Somerset, England).


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William Gray's household

Male

William

Gray

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gray

Wife
Male

Richard J

Gray

Son
Female

Florence E

Gray

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sawen

Mother In Law
Male

William C

Bowran

Nephew
Male

Charlie

Bowran

Nephew
Female

Emmeline

Sawen

Niece
Male

William

Richards

Nurse Child
Male

Henry

Richards

Nurse Child
Female

Jessie

Richards

Nurse Child
Male

George Perry

Dale

Boarder
Male

John

Turt

Boarder
Male

James

Matravers

Boarder
Male

John

Matravers

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gray

Head

Married

44

1837

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Gray

Wife

Married

46

1835

High Easter, Essex, England

Richard J

Gray

Son

Single

8

1873

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Florence E

Gray

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Sawen

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

High Easter, Essex, England

William C

Bowran

Nephew

Single

5

1876

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Charlie

Bowran

Nephew

Single

1

1880

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Emmeline

Sawen

Niece

Single

12

1869

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

William

Richards

Nurse Child

Single

4

1877

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Henry

Richards

Nurse Child

Single

3

1878

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Richards

Nurse Child

Single

2

1879

Kensington, Middlesex, England

George Perry

Dale

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Little Waltham, Essex, England

John

Turt

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Colyton, Devon, England

James

Matravers

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Somerset, England

John

Matravers

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Somerset, England

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