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Household of Thomas Grimshaw (born 1842, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Romford, Essex, 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 Grimshaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Grimshaw, born in 1842 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Grimshaw, born in 1843 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; May (born 1876 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Charley I (born 1878 in Barking, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Adam Alsopp, born in 1868 in Bromley, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas Grimshaw's household

Male

Thomas

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Grimshaw

Wife
Female

May

Grimshaw

Daughter
Male

Charley I

Grimshaw

Son
Male

Adam

Alsopp

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Grimshaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Colchester, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Poplar, Middlesex, England

May

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Charley I

Grimshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Barking, Essex, England

Adam

Alsopp

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Bromley, Middlesex, England

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