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Household of Alexander Grimshaw (born 1826, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, England
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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.
Alexander Grimshaw and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Grimshaw, born in 1826 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Martha Grimshaw, born in 1833 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1864 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1874 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister In Law, Jane (born 1824 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Alexander's Servant, Annie (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Alexander's Servant, Hannah (born 1863 in Winchester, Hampshire, England).
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Alexander Grimshaw's household
Alexander
Grimshaw
Head
Martha
Grimshaw
Wife
Mary
Grimshaw
Daughter
Edith
Grimshaw
Daughter
Sarah
Grimshaw
Daughter
Jane
Roberts
Sister In Law
Annie
Hewson
Servant
Hannah
Geoghagan
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Grimshaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Chorley, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Grimshaw | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Grimshaw | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Newton Heath, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Grimshaw | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Edith | Grimshaw | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Newton Heath, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Grimshaw | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Newton Heath, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Roberts | Sister In Law | Single | 57 | 1824 | Newton Heath, Lancashire, England | |
Annie | Hewson | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Geoghagan | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Winchester, Hampshire, England |
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