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Household of John Greenshields (born 1835, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Greenshields and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Greenshields, born in 1835 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Greenshields, born in 1840 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1863 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), John (born 1872 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), James (born 1875 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Eliza E (born 1873 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and Jane (born 1877 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Wifes Mother, Eliza Field, born in 1812 in Lincolnshire, England.


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John Greenshields's household

Male

John

Greenshields

Head
Female

Eliza

Greenshields

Wife
Male

Henry

Greenshields

Son
Male

John

Greenshields

Son
Male

James

Greenshields

Son
Female

Eliza E

Greenshields

Daughter
Female

Jane

Greenshields

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Field

Wifes Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Greenshields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Greenshields

Head

Married

46

1835

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Greenshields

Wife

Married

41

1840

City of London, Middlesex, England

Henry

Greenshields

Son

Single

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Greenshields

Son

Single

9

1872

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

James

Greenshields

Son

Single

6

1875

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Eliza E

Greenshields

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Jane

Greenshields

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Field

Wifes Mother

Widow

69

1812

Lincolnshire, England

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