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Household of William Gray (born 1850, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, Orkney, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gray, born in 1850 in Orkney, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Gray, born in 1854 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret A, born 1880 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Thomas Sinclair, born in 1857 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland.


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William Gray's household

Male

William

Gray

Head
Female

Jane

Gray

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Gray

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sinclair

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gray

Head

Married

31

1850

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Gray

Wife

Married

27

1854

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret A

Gray

Daughter

-

1

1880

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

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