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Household of James Gregson (born 1839, 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.

James Gregson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gregson, born in 1839 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Gregson, born in 1840 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1859 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Flora (born 1861 in Somerset, England), James's Boarder, Ann (born 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Alice (born 1845 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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James Gregson's household

Male

James

Gregson

Head
Female

Emma

Gregson

Wife
Male

John

Gregson

Son
Male

William

Gregson

Son
Male

James

Gregson

Son
Male

Albert

Gregson

Son
Female

Flora

Gregson

Boarder
Female

Ann

Swift

Boarder
Female

Alice

Shorrock

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gregson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gregson

Head

Married

42

1839

Preston, Lancashire, England

Emma

Gregson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Gregson

Son

Single

22

1859

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Gregson

Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Gregson

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Albert

Gregson

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Flora

Gregson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Somerset, England

Ann

Swift

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shorrock

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Preston, Lancashire, England

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