Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Grimshaw (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Joseph Grimshaw and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Grimshaw, born in 1840 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Grimshaw, born in 1841 in Brecon, Breconshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Wilfred (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edmund (born 1875 in Highbridge, Somerset, England) and Mary (born 1878 in Highbridge, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Alexandra Jones, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Grimshaw's household

Male

Joseph

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Grimshaw

Wife
Male

Wilfred

Grimshaw

Son
Male

Joseph

Grimshaw

Son
Male

Edmund

Grimshaw

Son
Female

Mary

Grimshaw

Daughter
Male

Alexandra

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Grimshaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Brecon, Breconshire, Wales

Wilfred

Grimshaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Grimshaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Grimshaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Highbridge, Somerset, England

Mary

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Highbridge, Somerset, England

Alexandra

Jones

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Grimshaw in Axbridge in 1881, and follow the Grimshaw family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Grimshaw

We’ve found Joseph Grimshaw in 33 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Grimshaw's household and view the Grimshaw family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census