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Household of James Greig (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tarves, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Greig, born in 1828 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Greig, born in 1832 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1867 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1871 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William D (born 1878 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Violet D (born 1879 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Greig's household

Male

James

Greig

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Greig

Wife
Male

James

Greig

Son
Male

William

Greig

Son
Male

Charles

Greig

Son
Male

William D

Matthews

Boarder
Female

Violet D

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Greig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Greig

Head

Married

53

1828

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Greig

Wife

Married

49

1832

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Greig

Son

-

14

1867

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Greig

Son

-

12

1869

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Greig

Son

-

10

1871

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William D

Matthews

Boarder

-

3

1878

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Violet D

Brown

Boarder

-

2

1879

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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