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Household of Edward Grenfell (born 1847, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 Grenfell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Grenfell, born in 1847 in Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Sarah Grenfell, born in 1844 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Selina Ellen (born 1870 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), William John (born 1872 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Edward Arthur (born 1875 in Lichfield, Hampshire, England), Edith Mary (born 1879 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England) and Ethel May (born 1881 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Mother In Law, Ellen Sankey, born in 1811 in Shropshire, England.


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Edward Grenfell's household

Male

Edward

Grenfell

Head
Female

Sarah

Grenfell

Wife
Female

Selina Ellen

Grenfell

Daughter
Male

William John

Grenfell

Son
Male

Edward Arthur

Grenfell

Son
Female

Edith Mary

Grenfell

Daughter
Female

Ethel May

Grenfell

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sankey

Mother In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Grenfell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Grenfell

Head

Married

34

1847

Cornwall, England

Sarah

Grenfell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Selina Ellen

Grenfell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

William John

Grenfell

Son

Single

9

1872

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Edward Arthur

Grenfell

Son

Single

6

1875

Lichfield, Hampshire, England

Edith Mary

Grenfell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Ethel May

Grenfell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Sankey

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Shropshire, England

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