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Household of John Grassby (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Grassby and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Grassby, born in 1829 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Grassby, born in 1824 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. They had 3 children; William M (born 1856 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Hester A (born 1858 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1861 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Fergus R (born 1841 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), John's Nephew, Herbert C (born 1871 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), John's Niece, Blanche (born 1874 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), John's Niece, Alice B (born 1878 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary A (born 1864 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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John Grassby's household

Male

John

Grassby

Head
Female

Rebecca

Grassby

Wife
Male

William M

Grassby

Son
Female

Hester A

Grassby

Daughter
Male

John W

Grassby

Son
Male

Fergus R

Grassby

Brother
Male

Herbert C

Grassby

Nephew
Female

Blanche

Grassby

Niece
Female

Alice B

Grassby

Niece
Female

Mary A

Sellers

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Grassby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Grassby

Head

Married

52

1829

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Grassby

Wife

Married

57

1824

Brackley, Northamptonshire, England

William M

Grassby

Son

Single

25

1856

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Hester A

Grassby

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John W

Grassby

Son

Single

20

1861

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Fergus R

Grassby

Brother

Married

40

1841

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Herbert C

Grassby

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Blanche

Grassby

Niece

Single

7

1874

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Alice B

Grassby

Niece

Single

3

1878

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Sellers

Servant

Single

17

1864

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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