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Household of Dorothy Grimshaw (born 1807, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Dorothy Grimshaw and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dorothy Grimshaw, born in 1807 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Dorothy was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 grandchildren; James (born 1864 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1873 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England).


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Dorothy Grimshaw's household

Female

Dorothy

Grimshaw

Head
Male

James

Omerod

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Omerod

Grand Son
Male

George

Omerod

Grand Son
First name(s) Dorothy
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Dorothy

Grimshaw

Head

Widow

74

1807

Chorley, Lancashire, England

James

Omerod

Grand Son

Single

17

1864

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Omerod

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

George

Omerod

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

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