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Household of James Greenhill (born 1817, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, 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.

James Greenhill and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Greenhill, born in 1817 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret T Greenhill, born in 1827 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie A (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George C (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes S (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1849 in Kirkton, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Servant, Ann (born 1857 in East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1851 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Servant, Eliza P (born 1865 in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Greenhill's household

Male

James

Greenhill

Head
Female

Margaret T

Greenhill

Wife
Male

James

Greenhill Jr

Son
Female

Maggie A

Greenhill

Daughter
Male

George C

Greenhill

Son
Male

William

Greenhill

Son
Female

Agnes S

Greenhill

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Baxter

Servant
Female

Ann

Young

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Cowan

Servant
Female

Eliza P

Macnab

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Greenhill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Greenhill

Head

Married

64

1817

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Margaret T

Greenhill

Wife

Married

54

1827

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Greenhill Jr

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie A

Greenhill

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George C

Greenhill

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Greenhill

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes S

Greenhill

Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Baxter

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Kirkton, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Young

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Cowan

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza P

Macnab

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

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