Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Benjamin Grists (born 1852, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Benjamin Grists and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Grists, born in 1852 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Caroline Grists, born in 1851 in -. They had 4 children; Caroline P (born 1873 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Benjamin E (born 1876 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Robert G (born 1879 in Walworth, Surrey, England) and Horace S (born 1881 in Forest Gate, Essex, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Benjamin Grists's household

Male

Benjamin

Grists

Head
Female

Caroline

Grists

Wife
Female

Caroline P

Grists

Daughter
Male

Benjamin E

Grists

Son
Male

Robert G

Grists

Son
Male

Horace S

Grists

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Grists
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Grists

Head

Married

29

1852

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Caroline

Grists

Wife

Married

30

1851

-

Caroline P

Grists

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Walworth, Surrey, England

Benjamin E

Grists

Son

Single

5

1876

Walworth, Surrey, England

Robert G

Grists

Son

Single

2

1879

Walworth, Surrey, England

Horace S

Grists

Son

Single

0

1881

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Benjamin Grists in West Ham in 1881, and follow the Grists family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

Find your ancestors in our family trees

Search for your ancestors in over 4.5 million family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census