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Household of James Grainger (born 1837, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

James Grainger and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Grainger, born in 1837 in Saffron Walden, Essex, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Theresa Grainger, born in 1844 in Newington, Surrey, England. They had 8 children; E T (born 1865 in Newington, Surrey, England), Horace (born 1867 in Newington, Surrey, England), Florence (born 1869 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Bealie (born 1871 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Mabel (born 1875 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Sidney (born 1877 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and Selina (born 1880 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Lester, born in 1864 in Lewisham, Kent, England.


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James Grainger's household

Male

James

Grainger

Head
Female

Theresa

Grainger

Wife
Female

E T

Grainger

Daughter
Male

Horace

Grainger

Son
Female

Florence

Grainger

Daughter
Female

Bealie

Grainger

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Grainger

Son
Female

Mabel

Grainger

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Grainger

Son
Female

Selina

Grainger

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lester

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Grainger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Grainger

Head

Married

44

1837

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Theresa

Grainger

Wife

Married

37

1844

Newington, Surrey, England

E T

Grainger

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newington, Surrey, England

Horace

Grainger

Son

Single

14

1867

Newington, Surrey, England

Florence

Grainger

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Bealie

Grainger

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Ernest

Grainger

Son

Single

8

1873

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Mabel

Grainger

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Sidney

Grainger

Son

Single

4

1877

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Selina

Grainger

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Mary

Lester

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lewisham, Kent, England

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