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Household of Richard Grimshaw (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Richard Grimshaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Grimshaw, born in 1819 in Crofton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Grimshaw, born in 1821 in Sharlston, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Harriett, born 1857 in Crofton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Mary E (born 1873 in Crofton, Yorkshire, England), Charles W (born 1875 in Outwood, Yorkshire, England) and Charles W (born 1880 in Crofton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Son In Law, Thomas Davidson, born in 1856 in Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Grimshaw's household

Male

Richard

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Grimshaw

Wife
Female

Harriett

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Davidson

Son In Law
Female

Mary E

Grimshaw

Grand Daughter
Male

Charles W

Grimshaw

Grand Son
Male

Charles W

Davidson

Grand Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Crofton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Grimshaw

Head

Married

62

1819

Crofton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

60

1821

Sharlston, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Davidson

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Crofton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Davidson

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Grimshaw

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Crofton, Yorkshire, England

Charles W

Grimshaw

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Outwood, Yorkshire, England

Charles W

Davidson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Crofton, Yorkshire, England

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