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Household of Ellen Grimshaw (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Ellen Grimshaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Grimshaw, born in 1825 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Jane, born 1854 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. She had 2 grandchildren; John (born 1876 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Nephew, James (born 1845 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Ellen's Son In Law, William (born 1847 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).


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Ellen Grimshaw's household

Female

Ellen

Grimshaw

Head
Male

James

Jones

Nephew
Male

William

Wilkinson

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Wilkinson

Daughter
Male

John

Wilkinson

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Wilkinson

Grand Son
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Grimshaw

Head

Widow

56

1825

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

James

Jones

Nephew

Single

36

1845

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

William

Wilkinson

Son In Law

Married

34

1847

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wilkinson

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

John

Wilkinson

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilkinson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

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