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Household of Henry Grimshaw (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Henry Grimshaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Grimshaw, born in 1827 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Grimshaw, born in 1823 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Betty (born 1857 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Ralph (born 1861 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Susanna (born 1867 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Boarder, Sarah Ann Yates, born in 1844 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Grimshaw's household

Male

Henry

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Grimshaw

Wife
Female

Betty

Grimshaw

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Grimshaw

Son
Female

Susanna

Grimshaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Yates

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Grimshaw

Head

Married

54

1827

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

58

1823

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Betty

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Grimshaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Susanna

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Yates

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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