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Household of William Greaves (born 1818, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Greaves and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Greaves, born in 1818 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Greaves, born in 1819 in Deptford, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Richard, born 1860 in Bromley, Middlesex, England. They had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1872 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and John (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Henry (born 1858 in Greenwich, Kent, England), William's Boarder, George (born 1840 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Robert (born 1856 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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William Greaves's household

Male

William

Greaves

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Greaves

Wife
Male

Richard

Greaves

Son
Male

Henry

Webb

Boarder
Male

William

Taylor

Grand Son
Male

John

Mc Leod

Grand Son
Male

George

Rasling

Boarder
Male

Robert

Ostler

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Greaves

Head

Married

63

1818

Chatham, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Greaves

Wife

Married

62

1819

Deptford, Kent, England

Richard

Greaves

Son

Single

21

1860

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Henry

Webb

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Greenwich, Kent, England

William

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Ramsgate, Kent, England

John

Mc Leod

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

George

Rasling

Boarder

Married

41

1840

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Ostler

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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