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Household of Thomas Gregson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Thomas Gregson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gregson, born in 1847 in Thornton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gregson, born in 1847 in Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1870 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Annie May (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas Leonard (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Richard Balshaw, born in 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Gregson's household

Male

Thomas

Gregson

Head
Female

Margaret

Gregson

Wife
Male

Henry

Gregson

Son
Female

Alice

Gregson

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Gregson

Son
Female

Annie May

Gregson

Daughter
Male

Thomas Leonard

Gregson

Son
Male

Richard

Balshaw

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gregson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Thornton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gregson

Head

Married

34

1847

Thornton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gregson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales

Henry

Gregson

Son

Single

11

1870

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Gregson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Gregson

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Annie May

Gregson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas Leonard

Gregson

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Balshaw

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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