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Household of John Greaves (born 1828, Yorkshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Greaves, born in 1828 in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Greaves, born in 1831 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Charles Fredk (born 1854 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Ada Mary (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1798 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1828 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, Annie Elizabeth (born 1856 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Marston, Staffordshire, England) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1820 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Greaves's household

Male

John

Greaves

Head
Female

Mary

Greaves

Wife
Male

Charles Fredk

Greaves

Son
Female

Ada Mary

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Ann

Scholefield

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Harland

Visitor
Female

Annie Elizabeth

Ingham

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Carrington

Servant
Female

Jane

Woodhead

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Greaves

Head

Married

53

1828

Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Greaves

Wife

Married

50

1831

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Charles Fredk

Greaves

Son

Single

27

1854

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ada Mary

Greaves

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ann

Scholefield

Mother In Law

Widow

83

1798

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Harland

Visitor

Married

53

1828

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Annie Elizabeth

Ingham

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Carrington

Servant

Single

19

1862

Marston, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Woodhead

Servant

Widow

61

1820

Yorkshire, England

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