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Household of William J Grainger (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 J Grainger and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Grainger, born in 1840 in , consisted of 12 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Matilda Grainger, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; John (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1865 in England), Sarah (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William J Grainger's household

Male

William J

Grainger

Head
Female

Matilda

Grainger

Wife
Male

John

Grainger

Son
Female

Jane

Grainger

Daughter
Female

Martha

Grainger

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Grainger

Daughter
Female

Mary

Grainger

Daughter
Male

William

Grainger

Son
Male

Alexander

Grainger

Son
Male

George

Grainger

Son
Female

Jessie

Grainger

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Grainger

Daughter
First name(s) William J
Last name Grainger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Grainger

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Matilda

Grainger

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Grainger

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Grainger

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Grainger

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

England

Sarah

Grainger

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Grainger

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Grainger

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Grainger

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Grainger

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Grainger

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina

Grainger

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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