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Household of Joseph Groves (born 1853, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 Groves and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Groves, born in 1853 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Groves, born in 1847 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1873 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Polly (born 1877 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Charles (born 1857 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1860 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Charles (born 1881 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).


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Joseph Groves's household

Male

Joseph

Groves

Head
Female

Sarah

Groves

Wife
Male

John

Groves

Son
Male

Thomas

Groves

Son
Female

Polly

Groves

Daughter
Male

Charles

Johnson

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Johnson

Lodger
Male

Charles

Johnson

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Groves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Groves

Head

Married

28

1853

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Groves

Wife

Married

34

1847

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

John

Groves

Son

Single

8

1873

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Groves

Son

Single

5

1876

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Polly

Groves

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

Charles

Johnson

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Johnson

Lodger

Single

21

1860

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Johnson

Lodger

Single

0

1881

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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