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Household of Ruth Greaves (born 1819, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

Ruth Greaves and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Greaves, born in 1819 in Woodhead, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Ruth was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Mary, born 1850 in Woodhead, Cheshire, England. She had 1 grandchild; Ann, born 1877 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Ruth's Nurse Child, Every (born 1881 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England) and Ruth's Cousin, Anne (born 1830 in Lancashire, England).


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Ruth Greaves's household

Female

Ruth

Greaves

Head
Female

Mary

Bayley

Daughter
Female

Ann

Bayley

Grand Daughter
Male

Every

Garlic

Nurse Child
Female

Anne

Hodson

Cousin
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Woodhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Greaves

Head

Widow

62

1819

Woodhead, Cheshire, England

Mary

Bayley

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Woodhead, Cheshire, England

Ann

Bayley

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Every

Garlic

Nurse Child

Single

0

1881

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

Anne

Hodson

Cousin

Widow

51

1830

Lancashire, England

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