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Household of Edward Greaves (born 1842, 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.

Edward Greaves and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Greaves, born in 1842 in Brompton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Greaves, born in 1842 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John Ed (born 1867 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Brompton, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1872 in Brompton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1805 in Lancashire, England) and Edward's Boarder, Eliza (born 1860 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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Edward Greaves's household

Male

Edward

Greaves

Head
Female

Mary

Greaves

Wife
Male

John Ed

Greaves

Son
Female

Sarah

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Ada

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ambler

Mother In Law
Female

Eliza

Hardman

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Brompton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Greaves

Head

Married

39

1842

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Greaves

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

John Ed

Greaves

Son

Single

14

1867

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Greaves

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Greaves

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ambler

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Hardman

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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