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Household of Amos Grimshaw (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Amos Grimshaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Amos Grimshaw, born in 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Amos was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Grimshaw, born in 1852 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Amos's Brother Boarder, John Robert (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Amos's Boarder, George (born 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Amos's Sister In Law, Sarah (born 1840 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Amos's Boarder, James (born 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Amos's Boarder, Mary (born 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Amos Grimshaw's household

Male

Amos

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Grimshaw

Wife
Male

James

Grimshaw

Son
Male

John Robert

Grimshaw

Brother Boarder
Male

George

Forrest

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Forrest

Sister In Law
Male

James

Kenyon

Boarder
Female

Mary

Kenyon

Boarder
First name(s) Amos
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Amos

Grimshaw

Head

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

29

1852

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Grimshaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John Robert

Grimshaw

Brother Boarder

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

George

Forrest

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Forrest

Sister In Law

Married

41

1840

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Kenyon

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kenyon

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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