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Household of Robert Grant (born 1847, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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.

Robert Grant and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Grant, born in 1847 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Agnes Grant, born in 1850 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, Duncan (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert's Lodger, James (born 1863 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).


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Robert Grant's household

Male

Robert

Grant

Head
Female

Agnes

Grant

Wife
Male

James

Grant

Son
Male

George

Grant

Son
Male

Robert

Grant

Son
Male

John

Grant

Son
Male

Duncan

Wilkie

Lodger
Male

James

Craig

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Grant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Grant

Head

Married

34

1847

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Grant

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Grant

Son

-

11

1870

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

George

Grant

Son

-

8

1873

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Grant

Son

-

3

1878

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Grant

Son

-

0

1881

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Wilkie

Lodger

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Craig

Lodger

Unmarried

18

1863

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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