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Household of William Gregson (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 Gregson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gregson, born in 1829 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Selina Gregson, born in 1835 in Harefield, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1862 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), William (born 1864 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), James (born 1867 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), Selina (born 1871 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) and Frank (born 1873 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Henman, born in 1859 in Abington, Northamptonshire, England.


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William Gregson's household

Male

William

Gregson

Head
Female

Selina

Gregson

Wife
Male

George

Gregson

Son
Male

William

Gregson

Son
Male

James

Gregson

Son
Male

Thomas

Gregson

Son
Female

Selina

Gregson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Gregson

Son
Male

John

Henman

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gregson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gregson

Head

Married

52

1829

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Selina

Gregson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Harefield, Middlesex, England

George

Gregson

Son

Single

19

1862

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

William

Gregson

Son

Single

17

1864

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

James

Gregson

Son

Single

14

1867

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Thomas

Gregson

Son

Single

12

1869

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Selina

Gregson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Frank

Gregson

Son

Single

8

1873

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

John

Henman

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Abington, Northamptonshire, England

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