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Household of Alexander Greig (born 1822, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Greig, born in 1822 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Greig, born in 1831 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Fanny (born 1860 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary Greig, born in 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Greig's household

Male

Alexander

Greig

Head
Female

Mary

Greig

Wife
Female

Fanny

Greig

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Greig

Daughter
Female

Helen

Greig

Daughter
Female

Mary

Greig

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Greig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Greig

Head

Married

59

1822

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Greig

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Fanny

Greig

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Greig

Daughter

-

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Greig

Daughter

-

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Greig

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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