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Household of Josiah Greaves (born 1858, 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.

Josiah Greaves and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Greaves, born in 1858 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 4 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Debora Greaves, born in 1857 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1880 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Lodger, Benjamin Smith, born in 1854 in Worcestershire, England.


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Josiah Greaves's household

Male

Josiah

Greaves

Head
Female

Debora

Greaves

Wife
Male

John

Greaves

Son
Male

Benjamin

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Greaves

Head

Married

23

1858

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Debora

Greaves

Wife

Married

24

1857

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

John

Greaves

Son

Single

1

1880

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Smith

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Worcestershire, England

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