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Household of William Gray (born 1847, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 1847 in Rawyards, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gray, born in 1849 in Weem, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary Heggie Hitt (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William John (born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Aunt, Margaret (born 1821 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).
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William Gray's household
William
Gray
Head
Elizabeth
Gray
Wife
Mary Heggie Hitt
Gray
Daughter
William John
Gray
Son
Margaret
Hitt
Aunt
Margaret
Bruce
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Gray |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Gray | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Rawyards, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Gray | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Weem, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary Heggie Hitt | Gray | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William John | Gray | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Hitt | Aunt | Unmarried | 60 | 1821 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Bruce | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland |
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