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Household of James Greig (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Greig, born in 1834 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Greig, born in 1847 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1871 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann (born 1873 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Mary Ann (born 1815 in Ferryden, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Servant, Isobel (born 1854 in England).


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James Greig's household

Male

James

Greig

Head
Female

Mary

Greig

Wife
Male

John

Greig

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Greig

Daughter
Female

Ann

Greig

Daughter
Male

James

Greig

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Greig

Mother
Female

Isobel

Coil

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Greig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Greig

Head

Married

47

1834

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Greig

Wife

Married

34

1847

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Greig

Son

-

12

1869

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Jane

Greig

Daughter

-

10

1871

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Greig

Daughter

-

8

1873

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Greig

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Greig

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Ferryden, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isobel

Coil

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

England

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