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Household of William Gray (born 1806, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Harray, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gray, born in 1806 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Gray, born in 1810 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1835 in Orkney, Scotland) and Robert (born 1839 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Jessie Robertson, born in 1861 in Orkney, Scotland.


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William Gray's household

Male

William

Gray

Head
Female

Helen

Gray

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gray

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gray

Son
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gray

Head

Married

75

1806

Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Gray

Wife

Married

71

1810

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

46

1835

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Gray

Son

Unmarried

42

1839

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

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