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Household of John Grimshaw (born 1847, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Grimshaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Grimshaw, born in 1847 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Olive Grimshaw, born in 1847 in Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; Alfred (born 1870 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Bertram (born 1872 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Leonard (born 1876 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Olive (born 1878 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Lulu (born 1879 in Walthamstow, Essex, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Alfred (born 1845 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in -).


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John Grimshaw's household

Male

John

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Olive

Grimshaw

Wife
Male

Alfred

Grimshaw

Brother
Male

Alfred

Grimshaw

Son
Male

Bertram

Grimshaw

Son
Male

Leonard

Grimshaw

Son
Female

Olive

Grimshaw

Daughter
Male

Lulu

Grimshaw

Son
Male

Arthur

Grimshaw

Son
Female

Mary

Meredith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Grimshaw

Head

Married

34

1847

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Olive

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hampshire, England

Alfred

Grimshaw

Brother

Single

36

1845

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Grimshaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Bertram

Grimshaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Leonard

Grimshaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Olive

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Lulu

Grimshaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Arthur

Grimshaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Mary

Meredith

Servant

Single

16

1865

-

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