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Household of Alexander Grant (born 1821, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Alexander Grant and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Grant, born in 1821 in Keith, Banffshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Grant, born in 1831 in Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Agnes C (born 1858 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane C (born 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elspeth C (born 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Charlie (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Georgina Grant, born in 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Grant's household

Male

Alexander

Grant

Head
Female

Ann

Grant

Wife
Female

Agnes C

Grant

Daughter
Female

Jane C

Grant

Daughter
Female

Elspeth C

Grant

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Grant

Son
Male

Andrew

Grant

Son
Male

Charlie

Grant

Son
Male

James

Grant

Son
Female

Georgina

Grant

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Grant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Grant

Head

Married

60

1821

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Ann

Grant

Wife

Married

50

1831

Fife, Scotland

Agnes C

Grant

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane C

Grant

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elspeth C

Grant

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Grant

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Grant

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Charlie

Grant

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Grant

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Grant

Granddaughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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