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Household of William Grimes (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Grimes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Grimes, born in 1836 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Grimes, born in 1835 in -. They had 2 children; George (born 1866 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1868 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Adopted, Alice (born 1877 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and William's Nurse Child, Sarah A (born 1878 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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William Grimes's household

Male

William

Grimes

Head
Female

Ann

Grimes

Wife
Male

George

Grimes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Grimes

Daughter
Female

Alice

Heywood (Grimes)

Adopted
Female

Sarah A

Schofield

Nurse Child
First name(s) William
Last name Grimes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Grimes

Head

Married

45

1836

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Ann

Grimes

Wife

Married

46

1835

-

George

Grimes

Son

Single

15

1866

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Grimes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Heywood (Grimes)

Adopted

Single

4

1877

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Schofield

Nurse Child

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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