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Household of Alexander Grant (born 1853, Midlothian)

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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Grant, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Grant, born in 1860 in England. They had 1 child; Mary Jane, born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Brother, John Grant, born in 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Grant's household

Male

Alexander

Grant

Head
Female

Margaret

Grant

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Grant

Daughter
Male

John

Grant

Brother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Grant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Grant

Head

Married

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Grant

Wife

Married

21

1860

England

Mary Jane

Grant

Daughter

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Grant

Brother

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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