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Household of James Greig (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skene, Aberdeenshire, 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 Greig and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Greig, born in 1847 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Louisa Greig, born in 1852 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1871 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Colin H (born 1873 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Joseph (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1870 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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James Greig's household

Male

James

Greig

Head
Female

Louisa

Greig

Wife
Male

James

Greig

Son
Male

Colin H

Greig

Son
Male

William

Greig

Son
Male

John

Greig

Son
Male

Peter

Greig

Son
Male

John

Baillie

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Nicoll

Boarder
Male

James

Benzie

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Greig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Greig

Head

Married

34

1847

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Louisa

Greig

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Greig

Son

-

10

1871

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Colin H

Greig

Son

-

8

1873

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Greig

Son

-

6

1875

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Greig

Son

-

5

1876

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Greig

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Baillie

Boarder

-

14

1867

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Nicoll

Boarder

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Benzie

Boarder

-

11

1870

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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