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Household of William Grimshaw (born 1819, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Grimshaw, born in 1819 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Grimshaw, born in 1814 in Church, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Dinah, born 1852 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Haworth, born 1872 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.


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William Grimshaw's household

Male

William

Grimshaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Grimshaw

Wife
Female

Dinah

Grimshaw

Daughter
Male

Haworth

Eddleston

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Grimshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Grimshaw

Head

Married

62

1819

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Grimshaw

Wife

Married

67

1814

Church, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Grimshaw

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Haworth

Eddleston

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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