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Household of John Griffiths (born 1841, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Griffiths and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Griffiths, born in 1841 in Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bridget Griffiths, born in 1842 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Lewis (born 1876 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1877 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Mary J (born 1880 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Christopher (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and John's Step Son, Henry (born 1867 in Cheshire, England).


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John Griffiths's household

Male

John

Griffiths

Head
Female

Bridget

Griffiths

Wife
Male

Lewis

Griffiths

Son
Male

Samuel

Griffiths

Son
Female

Mary J

Griffiths

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Mc Donald

Step Son
Male

Henry

Mc Donald

Step Son
First name(s) John
Last name Griffiths
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Griffiths

Head

Married

40

1841

Shropshire, England

Bridget

Griffiths

Wife

Married

39

1842

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Lewis

Griffiths

Son

Single

5

1876

Ince, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Griffiths

Son

Single

4

1877

Ince, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Griffiths

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ince, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Mc Donald

Step Son

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Henry

Mc Donald

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

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