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Household of William Greaves (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, 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 Greaves and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Greaves, born in 1815 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Greaves, born in 1828 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Elespth Jane (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), George A (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Frederick J (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William H (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, John Darton, born in 1853 in Jersey, Channel Islands.


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William Greaves's household

Male

William

Greaves

Head
Female

Jane

Greaves

Wife
Male

John

Darton

Son In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Darton

Daughter
Female

Elespth Jane

Darton

Grand Daughter
Male

George A

Darton

Grand Son
Male

Frederick J

Darton

Grand Son
Male

William H

Darton

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Greaves

Head

Married

66

1815

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Greaves

Wife

Married

53

1828

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

John

Darton

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Jersey, Channel Islands

Mary Ann

Darton

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elespth Jane

Darton

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George A

Darton

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frederick J

Darton

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William H

Darton

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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