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Household of John Grimes (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Grimes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Grimes, born in 1848 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Grimes, born in 1849 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1869 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Leah (born 1880 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1854 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Ann (born 1874 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).


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John Grimes's household

Male

John

Grimes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Grimes

Wife
Male

Richard

Grimes

Son
Male

John

Grimes

Son
Female

Mary

Grimes

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Grimes

Son
Female

Leah

Grimes

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Higham

Boarder
Female

Ann

Higham

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Higham

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Grimes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Grimes

Head

Married

33

1848

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Grimes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Grimes

Son

Single

12

1869

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Grimes

Son

Single

9

1872

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Grimes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Grimes

Son

Single

3

1878

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Leah

Grimes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Higham

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Higham

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Higham

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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