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Household of William Grounsell (born 1849, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Grounsell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Grounsell, born in 1849 in Chichester, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Grounsell, born in 1841 in Broxted, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1867 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Sydenham, Kent, England), May (born 1875 in Sydenham, Kent, England) and Leonard (born 1881 in Sydenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Jane Mitchell, born in 1839 in Broxted, Essex, England.


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William Grounsell's household

Male

William

Grounsell

Head
Female

Ann

Grounsell

Wife
Female

Jane

Grounsell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Grounsell

Son
Female

May

Grounsell

Daughter
Male

Leonard

Grounsell

Son
Female

Jane

Mitchell

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Grounsell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Chichester, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Grounsell

Head

Married

32

1849

Chichester, Sussex, England

Ann

Grounsell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Broxted, Essex, England

Jane

Grounsell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sydenham, Kent, England

Thomas

Grounsell

Son

Single

12

1869

Sydenham, Kent, England

May

Grounsell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sydenham, Kent, England

Leonard

Grounsell

Son

Single

0

1881

Sydenham, Kent, England

Jane

Mitchell

Lodger

Widow

42

1839

Broxted, Essex, England

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