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Household of John Greirson (born 1811, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 Greirson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Greirson, born in 1811 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Greirson, born in 1816 in Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1840 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Alexander (born 1847 in Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Andrew (born 1870 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Greirson's household

Male

John

Greirson

Head
Female

Margaret

Greirson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Greirson

Son
Male

Alexander

Carmichael

Lodger
Male

John

McCaulay

Lodger
Male

Andrew

McCaulay

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Greirson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Greirson

Head

Married

70

1811

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Greirson

Wife

Married

65

1816

Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Joseph

Greirson

Son

Unmarried

41

1840

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Carmichael

Lodger

Unmarried

34

1847

Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland

John

McCaulay

Lodger

Unmarried

27

1854

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

McCaulay

Lodger

Unmarried

11

1870

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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