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Household of William Gray (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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.

William Gray and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gray, born in 1837 in Accrington, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsy Gray, born in 1844 in Barnby, Suffolk, England. They had 8 children; Sarah A (born 1863 in Crook, Durham, England), William (born 1866 in Shincliffe, Durham, England), Henrietta (born 1868 in Crook, Durham, England), John (born 1871 in Crook, Durham, England), Mary (born 1874 in Esh, Durham, England), Louisa (born 1876 in Esh, Durham, England), Roseanna (born 1879 in Esh, Durham, England) and George (born 1881 in Esh, Durham, England).


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William Gray's household

Male

William

Gray

Head
Female

Betsy

Gray

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Gray

Daughter
Male

William

Gray

Son
Female

Henrietta

Gray

Daughter
Male

John

Gray

Son
Female

Mary

Gray

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Gray

Daughter
Female

Roseanna

Gray

Daughter
Male

George

Gray

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Accrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gray

Head

Married

44

1837

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Gray

Wife

Married

37

1844

Barnby, Suffolk, England

Sarah A

Gray

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Crook, Durham, England

William

Gray

Son

Single

15

1866

Shincliffe, Durham, England

Henrietta

Gray

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Crook, Durham, England

John

Gray

Son

Single

10

1871

Crook, Durham, England

Mary

Gray

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Esh, Durham, England

Louisa

Gray

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Esh, Durham, England

Roseanna

Gray

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Esh, Durham, England

George

Gray

Son

Single

0

1881

Esh, Durham, England

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