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Household of William Grant (born 1839, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alverstoke, Hampshire, 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.

William Grant and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Grant, born in 1839 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophia Grant, born in 1843 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Sophia (born 1863 in Southsea, Hampshire, England) and Rosalie H (born 1868 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Alfred (born 1860 in Norfolk, England), William's Servant, Jane (born 1849 in Wareham, Dorset, England), William's Servant, Alice (born 1862 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), William's Servant, Harriet A (born 1854 in Boscombe, Wiltshire, England) and William's Visitor, John G (born 1869 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England).


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William Grant's household

Male

William

Grant

Head
Female

Sophia

Grant

Wife
Female

Sophia

Grant

Daughter
Female

Rosalie H

Grant

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Atkins

Servant
Female

Jane

Courtneary

Servant
Female

Alice

Fisher

Servant
Female

Harriet A

Edmunds

Servant
Male

John G

Moresby

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Grant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Grant

Head

Married

42

1839

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sophia

Grant

Wife

Married

38

1843

London, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Grant

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Rosalie H

Grant

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Alfred

Atkins

Servant

Single

21

1860

Norfolk, England

Jane

Courtneary

Servant

Single

32

1849

Wareham, Dorset, England

Alice

Fisher

Servant

Single

19

1862

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Harriet A

Edmunds

Servant

Single

27

1854

Boscombe, Wiltshire, England

John G

Moresby

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

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