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Household of John Grinton (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 Grinton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Grinton, born in 1838 in Kinglassie, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Grinton, born in 1844 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1862 in Leven, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1863 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Christina (born 1868 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Grinton's household

Male

John

Grinton

Head
Female

Mary

Grinton

Wife
Male

William

Grinton

Son
Male

Robert

Grinton

Son
Female

Christina

Grinton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Strang

Servant
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Servant
Male

John

Forster

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Grinton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Grinton

Head

Married

43

1838

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Grinton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

William

Grinton

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Grinton

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Grinton

Daughter

-

13

1868

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Strang

Servant

Married

21

1860

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Forster

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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