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Household of James Grimshaw (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Grimshaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Grimshaw, born in 1844 in West Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sophia Grimshaw, born in 1845 in Bedford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1866 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).


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James Grimshaw's household

Male

James

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Sophia

Grimshaw

Wife
Male

Alfred

Wilkinson

Son
Female

Sarah

Grimshaw

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Grimshaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Grimshaw

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Grimshaw

Head

Married

37

1844

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Wilkinson

Son

Single

15

1866

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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