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Household of John Atkinson Grimshaw (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 Atkinson Grimshaw and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Atkinson Grimshaw, born in 1837 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John Atkinson was the head of the household, married to Frances Theodosia Grimshaw, born in 1836 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Atkin E (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Rudd Francess (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Louis H (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Wilfrid A (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Hilda E (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Lancelot G (born 1877 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Elwin C (born 1877 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Elsie (born 1879 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Atkinson's Servant, Kate (born 1855 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) and John Atkinson's Servant, Emily (born 1864 in Fryton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Atkinson Grimshaw's household

Male

John Atkinson

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Frances Theodosia

Grimshaw

Wife
Male

Atkin E

Grimshaw

Son
Female

Rudd Francess

Grimshaw

Daughter
Male

Louis H

Grimshaw

Son
Male

Wilfrid A

Grimshaw

Son
Female

Hilda E

Grimshaw

Daughter
Male

Lancelot G

Grimshaw

Son
Female

Elwin C

Grimshaw

Daughter
Female

Elsie

Grimshaw

Daughter
Female

Kate

Brannigan

Servant
Female

Emily

Powell

Servant
First name(s) John Atkinson
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Atkinson

Grimshaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Frances Theodosia

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

45

1836

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Atkin E

Grimshaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Rudd Francess

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Louis H

Grimshaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Wilfrid A

Grimshaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Hilda E

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lancelot G

Grimshaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Elwin C

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Elsie

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Brannigan

Servant

Single

26

1855

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Powell

Servant

Single

17

1864

Fryton, Yorkshire, England

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