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Household of John Greaves (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

John Greaves and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Greaves, born in 1838 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Norah Greaves, born in 1841 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ben (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Norah (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John H (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Aaron (born 1839 in Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1821 in Ireland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Greaves's household

Male

John

Greaves

Head
Female

Norah

Greaves

Wife
Male

Ben

Greaves

Son
Male

Fred

Greaves

Son
Female

Norah

Greaves

Daughter
Male

John H

Greaves

Son
Male

Samuel

Nicholls ?

Boarder
Male

Aaron

Hague

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Mc Ardle

Servant
Female

Mary

Bond

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Greaves

Head

Married

43

1838

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Norah

Greaves

Wife

Married

40

1841

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ben

Greaves

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fred

Greaves

Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Norah

Greaves

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John H

Greaves

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Nicholls ?

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Aaron

Hague

Boarder

Single

42

1839

Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Mc Ardle

Servant

Single

60

1821

Ireland

Mary

Bond

Servant

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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