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Household of James Grimshaw (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Grimshaw, born in 1844 in Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Grimshaw, born in 1848 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Susannah (born 1868 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John Keirby (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Rachel E (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), James N (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas D (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mathilda N (born 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Silverstone, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Emma (born 1856 in Litchfield, Staffordshire, England).


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James Grimshaw's household

Male

James

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Alice

Grimshaw

Wife
Female

Susannah

Grimshaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Grimshaw

Daughter
Male

John Keirby

Grimshaw

Son
Female

Rachel E

Grimshaw

Daughter
Male

James N

Grimshaw

Son
Female

Annie

Grimshaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas D

Grimshaw

Son
Female

Mathilda N

Miller

Servant
Female

Margaret

Wheeler

Servant
Female

Emma

Wright

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

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Grimshaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Alice

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John Keirby

Grimshaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Rachel E

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James N

Grimshaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas D

Grimshaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Mathilda N

Miller

Servant

Single

26

1855

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Wheeler

Servant

Single

26

1855

Silverstone, Lancashire, England

Emma

Wright

Servant

Single

25

1856

Litchfield, Staffordshire, England

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