James Thomson
Born 1835
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of Alexander Greig (born 1840, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 6 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Greig, born in 1840 in Largo, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Greig, born in 1841 in Largo, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Christina G (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jemima N (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robina (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Christina K (born 1868 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Andrew (born 1861 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Alexander Greig's household
Alexander
Greig
Head
Christina
Greig
Wife
Christina G
Greig
Daughter
Christina K
Mackie
Step Daughter
Jemima N
Greig
Daughter
Robina
Greig
Daughter
Andrew
Short
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Greig |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Largo, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Greig | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Largo, Fife, Scotland | |
Christina | Greig | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Largo, Fife, Scotland | |
Christina G | Greig | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christina K | Mackie | Step Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jemima N | Greig | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robina | Greig | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Andrew | Short | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Kennoway, Fife, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alexander Greig in South Leith in 1881, and follow the Greig family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for Alexander Greig
We’ve found Alexander Greig in 107 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Greig's household and view the Greig family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of Alexander Greig, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.