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Household of William Gray (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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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 1839 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Edith Gray, born in 1851 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; William James (born 1872 in India), Mary Alice (born 1873 in India), Alexander (born 1874 in England), Edith Ellon (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles Hugh (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Gray's household

Male

William

Gray

Head
Female

Louisa Edith

Gray

Wife
Male

William James

Gray

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Gray

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gray

Son
Female

Edith Ellon

Gray

Daughter
Male

Charles Hugh

Gray

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sim

Servant
Female

Catherine

Irvine

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gray

Head

Married

42

1839

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Louisa Edith

Gray

Wife

Married

30

1851

London, Middlesex, England

William James

Gray

Son

-

9

1872

India

Mary Alice

Gray

Daughter

-

8

1873

India

Alexander

Gray

Son

-

7

1874

England

Edith Ellon

Gray

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles Hugh

Gray

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sim

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Irvine

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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