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Household of James Grainger (born 1853, Kinrossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Markinch, Fife, 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.

James Grainger and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Grainger, born in 1853 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Grainger, born in 1853 in Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William T (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Isabella H (born 1861 in Saline, Fife, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James E G (born 1881 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).


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James Grainger's household

Male

James

Grainger

Head
Female

Mary

Grainger

Wife
Female

Maggie

Grainger

Daughter
Male

William T

Grainger

Son
Female

Mary

Grainger

Daughter
Male

John

Grainger

Son
Female

Isabella H

McDonald

Boarder
Male

James E G

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Grainger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Grainger

Head

Married

28

1853

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Mary

Grainger

Wife

Married

28

1853

Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Grainger

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William T

Grainger

Son

-

7

1874

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Grainger

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Grainger

Son

-

1

1880

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Isabella H

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Saline, Fife, Scotland

James E G

McDonald

Boarder

-

0

1881

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

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