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Household of John L Greaves (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, 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 L Greaves and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John L Greaves, born in 1829 in Eccleshill, Lancashire, consisted of 15 members. John L was the head of the household, married to Martha Greaves, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John H (born 1864 in Bury, Huntingdonshire, England), John J (born 1871 in Preston, Dorset, England) and Sarah J (born 1879 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John L's Lodger, John (born 1807 in Denbighshire, Wales), John L's Lodger, Mary A (born 1831 in Halford, Lincolnshire, England), John L's Lodger, Mary (born 1819 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John L's Lodger, Thomas (born 1841 in Ireland), John L's Lodger, Robert (born 1857 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England), John L's Lodger, Henry (born 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John L's Lodger, Joseph (born 1851 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England), John L's Lodger, George (born 1846 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), John L's Lodger, Robinson (born 1836 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) and John L's Lodger, William (born 1851 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).


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John L Greaves's household

Male

John L

Greaves

Head
Female

Martha

Greaves

Wife
Male

John H

Greaves

Son
Male

John J

Fowler

Son
Female

Sarah J

Fowler

Daughter
Male

John

Fowler

Lodger
Female

Mary A

Smith

Lodger
Female

Mary

Wass

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Flynn

Lodger
Male

Robert

Green

Lodger
Male

Henry

Hill

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Wood

Lodger
Male

George

Bryan

Lodger
Male

Robinson

Moore

Lodger
Male

William

Simonds

Lodger
First name(s) John L
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Eccleshill, Lancashire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John L

Greaves

Head

Married

52

1829

Eccleshill, Lancashire, England

Martha

Greaves

Wife

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John H

Greaves

Son

Single

17

1864

Bury, Huntingdonshire, England

John J

Fowler

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Dorset, England

Sarah J

Fowler

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

John

Fowler

Lodger

-

74

1807

Denbighshire, Wales

Mary A

Smith

Lodger

Widow

50

1831

Halford, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Wass

Lodger

Widow

62

1819

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Flynn

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Ireland

Robert

Green

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Henry

Hill

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wood

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

George

Bryan

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Robinson

Moore

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

William

Simonds

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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