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Household of Marcus Gregson (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Marcus Gregson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Marcus Gregson, born in 1836 in Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Marcus was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Gregson, born in 1843 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Marcus's Step Son, Samuel (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Marcus's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Marcus's Step Son, James (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Marcus's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Marcus Gregson's household

Male

Marcus

Gregson

Head
Female

Rebecca

Gregson

Wife
Female

Mary

Gregson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Barker

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Barker

Step Daughter
Male

James

Barker

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Layland

Servant
First name(s) Marcus
Last name Gregson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Marcus

Gregson

Head

Married

45

1836

Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Gregson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gregson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Barker

Step Son

Single

20

1861

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Barker

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Barker

Step Son

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Layland

Servant

Single

29

1852

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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