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Household of William Gray (born 1837, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gray, born in 1837 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gray, born in 1842 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1869 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), William (born 1873 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England) and Isabella (born 1879 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Margaret Balentine, born in 1816 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.


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William Gray's household

Male

William

Gray

Head
Female

Margaret

Gray

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gray

Son
Female

Mary A

Gray

Daughter
Male

William

Gray

Son
Female

Isabella

Gray

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Balentine

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gray

Head

Married

44

1837

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Margaret

Gray

Wife

Married

39

1842

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Gray

Son

Single

16

1865

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Mary A

Gray

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

William

Gray

Son

Single

8

1873

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Isabella

Gray

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Margaret

Balentine

Visitor

Widow

65

1816

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

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