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Household of William Greaves (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 1838 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Greaves, born in 1835 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1860 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1868 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Martha Ellen (born 1870 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Anne Eliz (born 1872 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1878 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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William Greaves's household

Male

William

Greaves

Head
Female

Alice

Greaves

Wife
Female

Jane

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Alice

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Martha Ellen

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Anne Eliz

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Mary

Greaves

Daughter
Male

James

Greaves

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Greaves

Head

Married

43

1838

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Alice

Greaves

Wife

Married

46

1835

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Jane

Greaves

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Alice

Greaves

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Martha Ellen

Greaves

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Anne Eliz

Greaves

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Greaves

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

James

Greaves

Son

Single

3

1878

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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