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Household of Seth Greaves (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Seth Greaves and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Seth Greaves, born in 1848 in Allerton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Seth was the head of the household, married to Sarah Greaves, born in 1848 in Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Joshua Hartly (born 1876 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Lilly (born 1878 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1880 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Seth's Nephew, Walter Dixon (born 1878 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Seth's Nephew, Joshua Cam (born 1879 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Seth's Nurse, Ann (born 1825 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England) and Seth's Servant, Ada (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England).


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Seth Greaves's household

Male

Seth

Greaves

Head
Female

Sarah

Greaves

Wife
Male

Joshua Hartly

Greaves

Son
Female

Lilly

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Edith

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Infant

Greaves

Daughter
Male

Walter Dixon

Hartly

Nephew
Male

Joshua Cam

Hartly

Nephew
Female

Ann

Bairstow

Nurse
Female

Ada

Spencer

Servant
First name(s) Seth
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Allerton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Seth

Greaves

Head

Married

33

1848

Allerton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Greaves

Wife

Married

33

1848

Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England

Joshua Hartly

Greaves

Son

Single

5

1876

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Greaves

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Greaves

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Infant

Greaves

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Walter Dixon

Hartly

Nephew

Single

3

1878

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Joshua Cam

Hartly

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Bairstow

Nurse

Widow

56

1825

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Spencer

Servant

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

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