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Household of William Gregson (born 1815, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Gregson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gregson, born in 1815 in Preston, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Gregson, born in 1819 in Longton, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1841 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1858 in Leeds, Kent, England) and William Robt (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Josh (born 1867 in Leeds, Kent, England) and Ada (born 1872 in Leeds, Kent, England).


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William Gregson's household

Male

William

Gregson

Head
Female

Alice

Gregson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Fletcher

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gregson

Daughter
Male

William Robt

Gregson

Son
Male

Josh

Fletcher

Grand Son
Female

Ada

Fletcher

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gregson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Preston, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gregson

Head

Married

66

1815

Preston, Dorset, England

Alice

Gregson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Fletcher

Daughter

Widow

40

1841

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Emily

Gregson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Leeds, Kent, England

William Robt

Gregson

Son

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Josh

Fletcher

Grand Son

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Kent, England

Ada

Fletcher

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Kent, England

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