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Household of John Gregson (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Gregson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gregson, born in 1821 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Joseph (born 1860 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Sarah C (born 1863 in Rainford, Lancashire, England) and Anne (born 1849 in Rainford, Lancashire, England). He had 4 grandchildren; Sarah J (born 1875 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1877 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1878 in Rainford, Lancashire, England) and James T (born 1880 in Rainford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, James Owen, born in 1851 in Rainford, Lancashire, England.


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John Gregson's household

Male

John

Gregson

Head
Male

Joseph

Gregson

Son
Female

Sarah C

Gregson

Daughter
Male

James

Owen

Son In Law
Female

Anne

Owen

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Owen

Grand Daughter
Female

Emily

Owen

Grand Daughter
Male

Walter

Owen

Grand Son
Male

James T

Owen

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gregson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gregson

Head

Widower

60

1821

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gregson

Son

Single

21

1860

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Sarah C

Gregson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Rainford, Lancashire, England

James

Owen

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Anne

Owen

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Owen

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Emily

Owen

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Walter

Owen

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Rainford, Lancashire, England

James T

Owen

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Rainford, Lancashire, England

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