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Household of William Greig (born 1819, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, 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 Greig and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Greig, born in 1819 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Greig, born in 1829 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Nelly (born 1860 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1870 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, John S (born 1870 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Catherine (born 1864 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Peter (born 1846 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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William Greig's household

Male

William

Greig

Head
Female

Jessie

Greig

Wife
Female

Nelly

Greig

Daughter
Male

George

Greig

Son
Male

James

Greig

Son
Female

Jessie

Greig

Daughter
Male

John S

Reid

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Campbell

Servant
Male

Peter

Lawson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Greig
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Greig

Head

Married

62

1819

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Greig

Wife

Married

52

1829

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Nelly

Greig

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Greig

Son

-

15

1866

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Greig

Son

-

13

1868

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Greig

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John S

Reid

Boarder

-

11

1870

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Catherine

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Peter

Lawson

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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