Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Greig (born 1840, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Greig, born in 1840 in Dunlop, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Greig, born in 1843 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1868 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Kingston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert E Mcm (born 1877 in Kingston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Martha (born 1854 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Catherine (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Isabella (born 1865 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Greig's household

Male

James

Greig

Head
Female

Catherine

Greig

Wife
Female

Mary

Greig

Daughter
Female

Helen

Greig

Daughter
Male

Robert E Mcm

Greig

Son
Female

Martha

Govan

Servant
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Servant
Female

Isabella

Scott

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Greig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Greig

Head

Married

41

1840

Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

Greig

Wife

Married

38

1843

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Greig

Daughter

-

13

1868

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Greig

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kingston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert E Mcm

Greig

Son

-

4

1877

Kingston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

Govan

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Greig in Govan Church in 1881, and follow the Greig family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Greig

We’ve found James Greig in 196 family trees. Find out more about James Greig's household and view the Greig family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census