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Household of Thomas Grimshaw (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Grimshaw, born in 1816 in Droylsden, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Grimshaw, born in 1818 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1853 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; James, born 1878 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, Samuel Holland, born in 1854 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Grimshaw's household

Male

Thomas

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Grimshaw

Wife
Male

Samuel

Holland

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Holland

Daughter
Male

James

Holland

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Grimshaw

Head

Married

65

1816

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

63

1818

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Holland

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary

Holland

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

James

Holland

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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