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Household of William Gresson (born 1841, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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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 Gresson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gresson, born in 1841 in Eccles, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie H Gresson, born in 1846 in Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane B (born 1869 in Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Margaret R (born 1871 in Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1873 in Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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William Gresson's household

Male

William

Gresson

Head
Female

Jessie H

Gresson

Wife
Female

Jane B

Gresson

Daughter
Female

Margaret R

Gresson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gresson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gresson

Daughter
Male

John

Gresson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gresson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gresson

Head

Married

40

1841

Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

Jessie H

Gresson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

Jane B

Gresson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret R

Gresson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gresson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gresson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Gresson

Son

-

3

1878

Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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