Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Greaves (born 1855, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Greaves and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Greaves, born in 1855 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Greaves, born in 1856 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary A, born 1881 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Alex Watson, born in 1826 in Ireland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Greaves's household

Male

William

Greaves

Head
Female

Eliza

Greaves

Wife
Female

Mary A

Greaves

Daughter
Male

Alex

Watson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Greaves

Head

Married

26

1855

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Greaves

Wife

Married

25

1856

Orkney, Scotland

Mary A

Greaves

Daughter

-

0

1881

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Alex

Watson

Boarder

-

55

1826

Ireland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Greaves in Kelvin in 1881, and follow the Greaves family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Greaves

We’ve found William Greaves in 631 family trees. Find out more about William Greaves' household and view the Greaves family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census