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Household of William Gregson (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gregson, born in 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gregson, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 2 children; John Thomas (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and William Sedeewell (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Mary Curtis, born in 1804 in Ireland.


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William Gregson's household

Male

William

Gregson

Head
Female

Catherine

Gregson

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Gregson

Son
Male

William Sedeewell

Gregson

Son
Female

Mary

Curtis

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Gregson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gregson

Head

Married

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Gregson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

John Thomas

Gregson

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William Sedeewell

Gregson

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Curtis

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Ireland

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