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Household of William Gregson (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gregson, born in 1836 in Whittingham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Gregson, born in 1850 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Jane E (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Haggerty, born in 1860 in Wales.


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William Gregson's household

Male

William

Gregson

Head
Female

Ellen

Gregson

Wife
Female

Jane E

Gregson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Gregson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gregson

Daughter
Male

William

Gregson

Son
Female

Florence

Gregson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Haggerty

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gregson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Whittingham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gregson

Head

Married

45

1836

Whittingham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gregson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane E

Gregson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Gregson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gregson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Gregson

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Florence

Gregson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Haggerty

Servant

Single

21

1860

Wales

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