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Household of William Gray (born 1828, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gray, born in 1828 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Gwenllian Gray, born in 1835 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Edwin (born 1862 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary A (born 1857 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Alice (born 1859 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales). They had 1 grandchild; William H, born 1881 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1857 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1797 in Brecon, Breconshire, Wales) and William's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1828 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Gray's household

Male

William

Gray

Head
Female

Gwenllian

Gray

Wife
Male

Edwin

Gray

Son
Female

Mary A

Gray

Daughter
Female

Alice

Jones

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Jones

Son In Law
Male

William H

Jones

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Evans

Mother In Law
Female

Mary

Evans

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gray

Head

Married

53

1828

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwenllian

Gray

Wife

Married

46

1835

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edwin

Gray

Son

Single

19

1862

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Gray

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alice

Jones

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Jones

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Glamorganshire, Wales

William H

Jones

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Evans

Mother In Law

Widow

84

1797

Brecon, Breconshire, Wales

Mary

Evans

Sister In Law

Single

53

1828

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

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