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Household of John Groves (born 1842, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Groves and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Groves, born in 1842 in Upwey, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Groves, born in 1843 in Durham, England. They had 4 children; Arthur J (born 1873 in Durham, England), Mary C (born 1875 in Ford, Northumberland, England), Louisa F (born 1877 in Northumberland, England) and Reginald (born 1878 in Halton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1806 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John's Servant, Dorothy (born 1854 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Scotland).


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John Groves's household

Male

John

Groves

Head
Female

Mary A

Groves

Wife
Male

Arthur J

Groves

Son
Female

Mary C

Groves

Daughter
Female

Louisa F

Groves

Daughter
Male

Reginald

Groves

Son
Female

Mary

Nichol

Mother In Law
Female

Dorothy

Ward

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Dickie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Groves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Upwey, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Groves

Head

Married

39

1842

Upwey, Dorset, England

Mary A

Groves

Wife

Married

38

1843

Durham, England

Arthur J

Groves

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Mary C

Groves

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ford, Northumberland, England

Louisa F

Groves

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Northumberland, England

Reginald

Groves

Son

Single

3

1878

Halton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Nichol

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Dorothy

Ward

Servant

Single

27

1854

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Dickie

Servant

Single

25

1856

Scotland

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