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Household of William Grayson (born 1811, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

William Grayson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Grayson, born in 1811 in Aughton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Grayson, born in 1821 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1848 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1852 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1864 in Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; William J (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Sarah A (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter Visitor, Nancy (born 1855 in Lancashire, England) and William's Sister Visitor, Margaret (born 1821 in Aughton, Lancashire, England).


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William Grayson's household

Male

William

Grayson

Head
Female

Sarah

Grayson

Wife
Male

William

Grayson

Son
Male

Henry

Grayson

Son
Female

Mary A

Grayson

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Hesketh

Daughter Visitor
Female

Margaret

Hesketh

Sister Visitor
Male

William J

Hesketh

Grand Son
Female

Sarah A

Hesketh

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Grayson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Aughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Grayson

Head

Married

70

1811

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Grayson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

William

Grayson

Son

Single

33

1848

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Henry

Grayson

Son

Single

29

1852

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Grayson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Nancy

Hesketh

Daughter Visitor

Married

26

1855

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Hesketh

Sister Visitor

Widow

60

1821

Aughton, Lancashire, England

William J

Hesketh

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Hesketh

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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