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Household of John Greer (born 1825)

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

John Greer and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Greer, born in 1825 in , consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Greer, born in 1839 in England. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1876 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Allan (born 1826 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Andrew (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Greer's household

Male

John

Greer

Head
Female

Mary

Greer

Wife
Male

Alexander

Greer

Son
Female

Jane

Greer

Daughter
Female

Mary

Greer

Daughter
Male

Robert

Greer

Son
Female

Agnes

Greer

Daughter
Male

Francis

Greer

Son
Female

Helen

Greer

Daughter
Male

Allan

Craig

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Craig

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Craig

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Greer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Greer

Head

Married

56

1825

Ireland

Mary

Greer

Wife

Married

42

1839

England

Alexander

Greer

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Greer

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Greer

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Greer

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Greer

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Greer

Son

-

5

1876

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Greer

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allan

Craig

Boarder

Widower

55

1826

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Andrew

Craig

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Craig

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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