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Household of Joseph H Gresswell (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 H Gresswell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph H Gresswell, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph H was the head of the household, married to Annie A Gresswell, born in 1853 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Herbert H (born 1876 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph H's Father, Obadiah (born 1809 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), Joseph H's Mother, Ann (born 1815 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph H's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Hale, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph H Gresswell's household

Male

Joseph H

Gresswell

Head
Female

Annie A

Gresswell

Wife
Male

Herbert H

Gresswell

Son
Male

Arthur

Gresswell

Son
Male

Obadiah

Smith

Father
Female

Ann

Smith

Mother
Female

Margaret

Houghton

Servant
First name(s) Joseph H
Last name Gresswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph H

Gresswell

Head

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie A

Gresswell

Wife

Married

28

1853

York, Yorkshire, England

Herbert H

Gresswell

Son

Single

5

1876

Southport, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Gresswell

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Obadiah

Smith

Father

Married

72

1809

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Smith

Mother

Married

66

1815

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Houghton

Servant

Single

24

1857

Hale, Cheshire, England

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