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Household of Henry Groves (born 1815, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Groves and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Groves, born in 1815 in Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary A Groves, born in 1825 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1851 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England), Catharine M (born 1857 in Southwick, Durham, England), Anne (born 1862 in Southwick, Durham, England), Benjamin (born 1863 in Southwick, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1868 in Southwick, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Boarder, Edwin F Shields, born in 1859 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.


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Henry Groves's household

Male

Henry

Groves

Head
Female

Mary A

Groves

Wife
Male

Thomas

Groves

Son
Female

Catharine M

Groves

Daughter
Female

Anne

Groves

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Groves

Son
Female

Margaret

Groves

Daughter
Male

Edwin F

Shields

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Groves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Groves

Head

Married

66

1815

Northumberland, England

Mary A

Groves

Wife

Married

56

1825

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Thomas

Groves

Son

Widower

30

1851

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Catharine M

Groves

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Southwick, Durham, England

Anne

Groves

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Southwick, Durham, England

Benjamin

Groves

Son

Single

18

1863

Southwick, Durham, England

Margaret

Groves

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Southwick, Durham, England

Edwin F

Shields

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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