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Household of William Gray (born 1847, Durham)
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.
William Gray and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gray, born in 1847 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Gray, born in 1848 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Jane A (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, George W (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England) and William's Boarder, George (born 1836 in Northumberland, England).
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William Gray's household
William
Gray
Head
Dorothy
Gray
Wife
Elizabeth
Gray
Daughter
Isabella
Gray
Daughter
George W
Milburn
Step Son
Mary E
Gray
Daughter
Jane A
Gray
Daughter
George
Jackson
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Gray |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | South Shields, Durham, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Gray | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Dorothy | Gray | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Gray | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Isabella | Gray | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
George W | Milburn | Step Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Mary E | Gray | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Jane A | Gray | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
George | Jackson | Boarder | Single | 45 | 1836 | Northumberland, England |
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