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Household of Alexander Greig (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, 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 Greig and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Greig, born in 1823 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jean Greig, born in 1830 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1862 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1867 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1873 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Sophia (born 1875 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, Robert Thompson, born in 1877 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Greig's household

Male

Alexander

Greig

Head
Female

Jean

Greig

Wife
Male

George

Greig

Son
Female

Helen

Greig

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Greig

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Greig

Son
Male

Charles

Greig

Son
Female

Sophia

Greig

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thompson

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Greig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Greig

Head

Married

58

1823

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Greig

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Greig

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Greig

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Greig

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Greig

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Greig

Son

-

8

1873

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia

Greig

Daughter

-

6

1875

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Thompson

Grandson

-

4

1877

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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