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Household of John Grieve (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 Grieve and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Grieve, born in 1840 in Newhaven, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Grieve, born in 1842 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane D (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George M (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James R (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Jane (born 1806 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Sister, Catherine H (born 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Nephew, William (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Grieve's household

Male

John

Grieve

Head
Female

Helen

Grieve

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Grieve

Daughter
Male

William

Grieve

Son
Female

Jane D

Grieve

Daughter
Male

George M

Grieve

Son
Male

John

Grieve

Son
Male

James R

Grieve

Son
Female

Jane

Grieve

Mother
Female

Catherine H

Grieve

Sister
Male

William

Grieve

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Grieve
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Grieve

Head

Married

41

1840

Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Grieve

Wife

Married

39

1842

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Grieve

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Grieve

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane D

Grieve

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George M

Grieve

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Grieve

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James R

Grieve

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Grieve

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine H

Grieve

Sister

Unmarried

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Grieve

Nephew

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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