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Household of Peter Grimes (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Peter Grimes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Grimes, born in 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Grimes, born in 1851 in Widnes, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Martha (born 1873 in Garston, Lancashire, England) and James Hy (born 1875 in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Henry Tomkinson, born in 1861 in At Sea.


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Peter Grimes's household

Male

Peter

Grimes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Grimes

Wife
Female

Martha

Grimes

Daughter
Male

James Hy

Grimes

Son
Male

Henry

Tomkinson

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Grimes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Grimes

Head

Married

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Grimes

Wife

Married

30

1851

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Martha

Grimes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Garston, Lancashire, England

James Hy

Grimes

Son

Single

6

1875

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England

Henry

Tomkinson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

At Sea

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