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Household of William Grayston (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 Grayston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Grayston, born in 1852 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Grayston, born in 1852 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1876 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), George (born 1879 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Bessie (born 1881 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Sarah (born 1862 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).


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William Grayston's household

Male

William

Grayston

Head
Female

Martha

Grayston

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Grayston

Daughter
Male

John

Grayston

Son
Male

George

Grayston

Son
Female

Bessie

Grayston

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rawes

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Howson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Grayston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Grayston

Head

Married

29

1852

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Martha

Grayston

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Grayston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John

Grayston

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

George

Grayston

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Bessie

Grayston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rawes

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Howson

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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