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Household of Alexander Greig (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Greig, born in 1823 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Greig, born in 1833 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1863 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1865 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret W (born 1867 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James S (born 1869 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John R (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Bella R (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Benjamin W P (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, James G (born 1851 in England) and Alexander's Boarder, Robert Hy (born 1857 in India).


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Alexander Greig's household

Male

Alexander

Greig

Head
Female

Margaret

Greig

Wife
Male

William

Greig

Son
Female

Lizzie

Greig

Daughter
Female

Margaret W

Greig

Daughter
Male

James S

Greig

Son
Male

John R

Greig

Son
Female

Bella R

Greig

Daughter
Male

Benjamin W P

Greig

Son
Male

James G

Middleton

Boarder
Male

Robert Hy

Fallon

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Greig

Head

Married

58

1823

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Greig

Wife

Married

48

1833

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Greig

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Greig

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret W

Greig

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James S

Greig

Son

-

12

1869

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John R

Greig

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bella R

Greig

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Benjamin W P

Greig

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James G

Middleton

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

England

Robert Hy

Fallon

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

India

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