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Household of William Grigg (born 1822, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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 Grigg and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Grigg, born in 1822 in Probus, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary M Grigg, born in 1826 in Southsea, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; William R (born 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and John P (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ellen (born 1848 in Devonport, Devon, England), William's Servant, Elfrida (born 1858 in St Dennis, Cornwall, England), William's Servant, William (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and William's Visitor, Laura (born 1851 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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William Grigg's household

Male

William

Grigg

Head
Female

Mary M

Grigg

Wife
Male

William R

Grigg

Son
Male

John P

Grigg

Son
Female

Ellen

Peters

Servant
Female

Elfrida

Grigg

Servant
Male

William

Godwin

Servant
Female

Laura

Clarke

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Grigg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Probus, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Grigg

Head

Married

59

1822

Probus, Cornwall, England

Mary M

Grigg

Wife

Married

55

1826

Southsea, Hampshire, England

William R

Grigg

Son

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

John P

Grigg

Son

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ellen

Peters

Servant

Single

33

1848

Devonport, Devon, England

Elfrida

Grigg

Servant

Single

23

1858

St Dennis, Cornwall, England

William

Godwin

Servant

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

Laura

Clarke

Visitor

Single

30

1851

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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