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Household of James Greaves (born 1841, Durham)

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.

James Greaves and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Greaves, born in 1841 in Shields, Durham, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Greaves, born in 1841 in Shields, Durham, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1864 in London, Middlesex, England), John (born 1867 in Shields, Durham, England), Adam (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Jarrow, Durham, England), James's Boarder, John (born 1858 in South Shields, Durham, England) and James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1863 in Workington, Cumberland, England).


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James Greaves's household

Male

James

Greaves

Head
Female

Ann

Greaves

Wife
Male

James

Greaves

Son
Male

John

Greaves

Son
Male

Adam

Greaves

Son
Male

Thomas

Greaves

Son
Female

Margaret

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Leighton

Visitor
Male

John

Dodds

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Ditchburn

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shields, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Greaves

Head

Married

40

1841

Shields, Durham, England

Ann

Greaves

Wife

Married

40

1841

Shields, Durham, England

James

Greaves

Son

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

John

Greaves

Son

Single

14

1867

Shields, Durham, England

Adam

Greaves

Son

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

Thomas

Greaves

Son

Single

10

1871

Jarrow, Durham, England

Margaret

Greaves

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Jarrow, Durham, England

Hannah

Greaves

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Greaves

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Leighton

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Dodds

Boarder

Single

23

1858

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Ditchburn

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Workington, Cumberland, England

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