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Household of William Greaves (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Greaves, born in 1820 in Brompton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Greaves, born in 1828 in Brompton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1859 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), George W (born 1861 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1863 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1865 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1871 in Brompton, Lancashire, England) and Alice A (born 1879 in Brompton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Head, Betty Wood, born in 1857 in Brompton, Lancashire, England.


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William Greaves's household

Male

William

Greaves

Head
Female

Hannah

Greaves

Wife
Female

Margaret

Greaves

Daughter
Male

George W

Greaves

Son
Male

James

Greaves

Son
Female

Sarah

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Greaves

Daughter
Female

Betty

Wood

Boarder Head
Female

Alice A

Wood

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Brompton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Greaves

Head

Married

61

1820

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Greaves

Wife

Married

53

1828

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Greaves

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Brompton, Lancashire, England

George W

Greaves

Son

Single

20

1861

Brompton, Lancashire, England

James

Greaves

Son

Single

18

1863

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Greaves

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Greaves

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Betty

Wood

Boarder Head

Single

24

1857

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Wood

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brompton, Lancashire, England

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