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Household of Ambrose Grimshaw (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poole, Dorset, 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.

Ambrose Grimshaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ambrose Grimshaw, born in 1835 in Barrowford, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Ambrose was the head of the household, married to Martha Grimshaw, born in 1841 in Poole, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; John William (born 1868 in Poole, Dorset, England) and Walter James (born 1872 in Hamworthy, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ambrose's Lodger, William Harris, born in 1825 in Poole, Dorset, England.


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Ambrose Grimshaw's household

Male

Ambrose

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Martha

Grimshaw

Wife
Male

John William

Grimshaw

Son
Male

Walter James

Grimshaw

Son
Male

William

Harris

Lodger
First name(s) Ambrose
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Barrowford, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ambrose

Grimshaw

Head

Married

46

1835

Barrowford, Lancashire, England

Martha

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Poole, Dorset, England

John William

Grimshaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Poole, Dorset, England

Walter James

Grimshaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Hamworthy, Dorset, England

William

Harris

Lodger

Single

56

1825

Poole, Dorset, England

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