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Household of John A Greaves (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

John A Greaves and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Greaves, born in 1824 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Jane Greaves, born in 1835 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Edith A (born 1864 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Pecry C (born 1869 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), John H (born 1872 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred E (born 1874 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John A's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in Skelton, Yorkshire, England), John A's Servant, Jane (born 1852 in Norton, Lincolnshire, England) and John A's Servant, Sarah A (born 1862 in Crigglestone, Lincolnshire, England).


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John A Greaves's household

Male

John A

Greaves

Head
Female

Jane

Greaves

Wife
Female

Edith A

Greaves

Daughter
Male

Pecry C

Greaves

Son
Male

John H

Greaves

Son
Male

Alfred E

Greaves

Son
Female

Ann

Holliday

Servant
Female

Jane

Clark

Servant
Female

Sarah A

Burton

Servant
First name(s) John A
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Greaves

Head

Married

57

1824

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Greaves

Wife

Married

46

1835

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Edith A

Greaves

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Pecry C

Greaves

Son

Single

12

1869

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John H

Greaves

Son

Single

9

1872

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred E

Greaves

Son

Single

7

1874

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Holliday

Servant

Single

20

1861

Skelton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Clark

Servant

Single

29

1852

Norton, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah A

Burton

Servant

Single

19

1862

Crigglestone, Lincolnshire, England

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