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Household of George Greig (born 1825, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

George Greig and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Greig, born in 1825 in Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Greig, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William M L (born 1870 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles H (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Eleanora L (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Mother-In-Law, Eleanora (born 1822 in England), George's Visitor, John (born 1847 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1853 in Ireland).


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George Greig's household

Male

George

Greig

Head
Female

Margaret A

Greig

Wife
Male

William M L

Greig

Son
Male

Charles H

Greig

Son
Female

Eleanora L

Greig

Daughter
Female

Eleanora

Mitchell

Mother-In-Law
Male

John

Ogilvie

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Quinn

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Greig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Greig

Head

Married

56

1825

Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Greig

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William M L

Greig

Son

-

11

1870

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles H

Greig

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eleanora L

Greig

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eleanora

Mitchell

Mother-In-Law

Widow

59

1822

England

John

Ogilvie

Visitor

Unmarried

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Quinn

Servant

Widow

28

1853

Ireland

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