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Household of Alexander Grieve (born 1815, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Orkney, 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 Grieve and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Grieve, born in 1815 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Barbara Grieve, born in 1829 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1856 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.


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Alexander Grieve's household

Male

Alexander

Grieve

Head
Female

Barbara

Grieve

Wife
Male

John

Grieve

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Grieve
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Grieve

Head

Married

66

1815

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Grieve

Wife

Married

52

1829

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

John

Grieve

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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