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Household of Thomas Grimshaw (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Grimshaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Grimshaw, born in 1840 in Accrington, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Grimshaw, born in 1845 in Haslington, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; David J (born 1875 in Haslington, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1878 in Salford, England) and Alice H (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth Readett, born in 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Grimshaw's household

Male

Thomas

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Grimshaw

Wife
Male

David J

Grimshaw

Son
Male

Walter

Grimshaw

Son
Female

Alice H

Grimshaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Readett

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Accrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Grimshaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Haslington, Lancashire, England

David J

Grimshaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Haslington, Lancashire, England

Walter

Grimshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Salford, England

Alice H

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Readett

Servant

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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