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Household of William Grainger (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

William Grainger and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Grainger, born in 1837 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Grainger, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Martha (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Martha Maxwell, born in 1826 in Ireland.


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William Grainger's household

Male

William

Grainger

Head
Female

Mary

Grainger

Wife
Female

Martha

Grainger

Daughter
Female

Annie

Grainger

Daughter
Male

William

Grainger

Son
Female

Sarah

Grainger

Daughter
Female

Martha

Maxwell

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Grainger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Grainger

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Mary

Grainger

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Martha

Grainger

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Grainger

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Grainger

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Grainger

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Maxwell

Mother-In-Law

Widow

55

1826

Ireland

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