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Household of William Gray (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gray, born in 1842 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gray, born in 1853 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Sarah Cuthbertson, born in 1818 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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William Gray's household

Male

William

Gray

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gray

Wife
Female

Sarah

Gray

Daughter
Male

William

Gray

Son
Male

Matthew

Gray

Son
Female

Sarah

Cuthbertson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gray

Head

Married

39

1842

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gray

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Gray

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Gray

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Cuthbertson

Boarder

Widow

63

1818

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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