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Household of William Grainger (born 1852, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Grainger, born in 1852 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Grainger, born in 1851 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1877 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother-In-Law, Alex (born 1858 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), William's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1862 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Jane (born 1868 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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William Grainger's household

Male

William

Grainger

Head
Female

Janet

Grainger

Wife
Male

William

Grainger

Son
Male

Alex

Grainger

Son
Male

James

Grainger

Son
Male

Alex

Rutherford

Brother-In-Law
Male

William

Rutherford

Brother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Wright

Servant
Male

William

Glags

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Grainger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Grainger

Head

Married

29

1852

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Grainger

Wife

Married

30

1851

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

William

Grainger

Son

-

6

1875

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alex

Grainger

Son

-

4

1877

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Grainger

Son

-

0

1881

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alex

Rutherford

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

William

Rutherford

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Jane

Wright

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Glags

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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