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Household of William Gray (born 1810, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, 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 1810 in Prestwick, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; James A (born 1849 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1853 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1855 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1857 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1859 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Agnes (born 1860 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1860 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, John (born 1865 in Quarrelton, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Gray's household

Male

William

Gray

Head
Male

James A

Gray

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gray

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gray

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gray

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gray

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Buchanan

Servant
Male

William

Marshall

Servant
Male

John

Blackwood

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gray
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gray

Head

Widower

71

1810

Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

James A

Gray

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Gray

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Buchanan

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Marshall

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Blackwood

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Quarrelton, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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