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Household of William Grimshaw (born 1812, 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 Grimshaw and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Grimshaw, born in 1812 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Nancy, born 1858 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Felix Rawcliffe, born in 1857 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.


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William Grimshaw's household

Male

William

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Nancy

Rawcliffe

Daughter
Male

Felix

Rawcliffe

Son In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Grimshaw

Head

Widower

69

1812

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Rawcliffe

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Felix

Rawcliffe

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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