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Household of William Groves (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 Groves and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Groves, born in 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Groves, born in 1843 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 8 children; Rachel (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edward (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Eliza Brims, born in 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Groves's household

Male

William

Groves

Head
Female

Catherine

Groves

Wife
Female

Rachel

Groves

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Groves

Daughter
Male

Charles

Groves

Son
Female

Mary

Groves

Daughter
Male

William

-

Son
Male

John

-

Son
Female

Jessie

-

Daughter
Male

Edward

-

Son
Female

Eliza

Brims

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Groves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Groves

Head

Married

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Groves

Wife

Married

38

1843

Caithness, Scotland

Rachel

Groves

Daughter

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Groves

Daughter

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Groves

Son

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Groves

Daughter

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

-

Son

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

-

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

-

Daughter

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Edward

-

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Brims

Visitor

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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