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Household of W Grainger (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

W Grainger and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W Grainger, born in 1840 in Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. W was the head of the household, married to Harriet Grainger, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ellen (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William Henry (born 1868 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Sarah J (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were W's Boarder Head, Joseph (born 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), W's Boarder, John (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and W's Lodger Head, Robert (born 1844 in Eccles, Lancashire, England).


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W Grainger's household

Male

W

Grainger

Head
Female

Harriet

Grainger

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Grainger

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Taylor

Boarder Head
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Wife
Male

John

Taylor

Boarder
Male

Robert

Millington

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Millington

Wife
Male

William Henry

Millington

Son
Female

Sarah J

Millington

Daughter
Male

Robert

Millington

Son
First name(s) W
Last name Grainger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W

Grainger

Head

Married

41

1840

Middlesex, England

Harriet

Grainger

Wife

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Grainger

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Taylor

Boarder Head

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Taylor

Wife

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Taylor

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Millington

Lodger Head

Married

37

1844

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Millington

Wife

Married

34

1847

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

William Henry

Millington

Son

Single

13

1868

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Millington

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Millington

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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