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Household of John Greig (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, 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.

John Greig and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Greig, born in 1828 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth F Greig, born in 1825 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1856 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1862 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Violet (born 1864 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1868 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, William Greig, born in 1871 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Greig's household

Male

John

Greig

Head
Female

Elizabeth F

Greig

Wife
Male

John

Greig

Son
Male

Alexander

Greig

Son
Female

Violet

Greig

Daughter
Male

James

Greig

Son
Male

William

Greig

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Greig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Greig

Head

Married

53

1828

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth F

Greig

Wife

Married

56

1825

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Greig

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Greig

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Violet

Greig

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Greig

Son

-

13

1868

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Greig

Grandson

-

10

1871

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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