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Household of Alexander Grainger (born 1829, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

Alexander Grainger and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Grainger, born in 1829 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Grainger, born in 1834 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1861 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Archibald (born 1869 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1874 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Isabella Martin, born in 1850 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Alexander Grainger's household

Male

Alexander

Grainger

Head
Female

Jane

Grainger

Wife
Female

Margaret

Grainger

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Grainger

Son
Male

Alexander

Grainger

Son
Female

Isabella

Martin

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Grainger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Grainger

Head

Married

52

1829

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Grainger

Wife

Married

47

1834

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Grainger

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Archibald

Grainger

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Grainger

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Martin

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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