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Household of John Grierson (born 1815)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, England

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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 Grierson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Grierson, born in 1815 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charles E Grierson, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Charles E (born 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Emily J (born 1855 in Cheshire, England), Hugh K (born 1860 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England) and Maxwell (born 1867 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Ada M (born 1859 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1859 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Eliza J (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Alice (born 1863 in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England).


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John Grierson's household

Male

John

Grierson

Head
Male

Charles E

Grierson

Son
Female

Emily J

Grierson

Daughter
Male

Hugh K

Grierson

Son
Male

Maxwell

Grierson

Son
Female

Ada M

Armytage

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Moore

Servant
Female

Eliza J

Wilson

Servant
Female

Alice

Chapman

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Grierson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Grierson

Head

Married

66

1815

Scotland

Charles E

Grierson

Son

Single

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily J

Grierson

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Cheshire, England

Hugh K

Grierson

Son

Single

21

1860

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Maxwell

Grierson

Son

Single

14

1867

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Ada M

Armytage

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Moore

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Eliza J

Wilson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Chapman

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wentworth, Yorkshire, England

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