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Household of Alexander Grey (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars Glasgow, Lanarkshire, 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 Grey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Grey, born in 1823 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Grey, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Martha (born 1856 in Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Martha (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Grey's household

Male

Alexander

Grey

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Grey

Wife
Female

Helen

Grey

Daughter
Female

Martha

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Granddaughter
Female

Martha

Buchanan

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Grey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Grey

Head

Married

58

1823

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Grey

Wife

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Grey

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Buchanan

Daughter

Widow

25

1856

Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Buchanan

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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