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Household of Joseph Grimshaw (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Joseph Grimshaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Grimshaw, born in 1844 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Betty Grimshaw, born in 1844 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Wright (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Alexander Leicester, born in 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Grimshaw's household

Male

Joseph

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Betty

Grimshaw

Wife
Female

Annie

Grimshaw

Daughter
Male

John

Grimshaw

Son
Male

Wright

Grimshaw

Son
Male

Alexander

Leicester

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Grimshaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Betty

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Grimshaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Wright

Grimshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Leicester

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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