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Household of John H Grainger (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 H Grainger and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Grainger, born in 1855 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Janie Grainger, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas H (born 1878 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth H (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John H's Father, Thomas (born 1811 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John H's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1816 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John H's Visitor, Samuel (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John H Grainger's household

Male

John H

Grainger

Head
Female

Janie

Grainger

Wife
Male

Thomas

Grainger

Father
Female

Elizabeth

Grainger

Mother
Male

Thomas H

Grainger

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Grainger

Daughter
Male

Samuel

McChesney

Visitor
First name(s) John H
Last name Grainger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Grainger

Head

Married

26

1855

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janie

Grainger

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Grainger

Father

Married

70

1811

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Grainger

Mother

Married

65

1816

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas H

Grainger

Son

-

3

1878

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth H

Grainger

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

McChesney

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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