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Household of James Greaves (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

James Greaves and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Greaves, born in 1823 in Shaw, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Greaves, born in 1823 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Priscilla, born 1852 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Ann M (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Alma (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, John (born 1853 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, John (born 1843 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Patience (born 1842 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Richard (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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James Greaves's household

Male

James

Greaves

Head
Female

Sarah

Greaves

Wife
Male

John

Seddon

Son In Law
Female

Priscilla

Seddon

Daughter
Female

Ann M

Seddon

Grand Daughter
Female

Alma

Seddon

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary E

Seddon

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Stafford

Boarder
Female

Patience

Stafford

Boarder
Male

Richard

Ashworth

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Shaw, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Greaves

Head

Married

58

1823

Shaw, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Greaves

Wife

Married

58

1823

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Seddon

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Seddon

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ann M

Seddon

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alma

Seddon

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Seddon

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Stafford

Boarder

Married

38

1843

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Patience

Stafford

Boarder

Married

39

1842

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Richard

Ashworth

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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