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Household of Alexander Grolly (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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 Grolly and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Grolly, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Grolly, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Mary Dempster, born in 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Grolly's household

Male

Alexander

Grolly

Head
Female

Helen

Grolly

Wife
Female

Mary

Grolly

Daughter
Female

Helen

Grolly

Daughter
Male

John

Grolly

Son
Female

Sarah

Grolly

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dempster

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Grolly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Grolly

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Grolly

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Grolly

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Grolly

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Grolly

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Grolly

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Dempster

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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