THOMAS GROUCOTT (M M)

Thomas was the second son of William and Sarah Groucott of Bunbury Heath. William and Sarah had five children, William, Polly, Alice, Thomas and Sarah Ellen. William worked as an agricultural labourer, as found with numerous census records the ages given at the time vary from census to census.

In 1891

William, 36

Sarah, 35

William, 10

Polly, 7

Alice, 4

Thomas, 1

 
1891 Census.

Ten years later in 1901

William, 45

Sarah, 43

William, 20

Polly, 18

Thomas, 11

Sarah Ellen, 6


1901 Census, Bunbury Heath.

 

Alice is not listed, therefore not at home when the census was taken. She was working as a servant (Cleaner) at Beeston Hall, she is listed as age 17, she was about 14.

1901 Census shows Alice working at Beeston Hall.


By 1911 Alice had moved to Formby in Lancashire, she was then listed as 24, single and working as a housemaid for Mr. J. Raffles Brooke, a Cotton Broker. 

William and Sarah were still living in Bunbury Heath. The census confirms that they had five children.

 

William, 55

Sarah, 54

Polly, 26 was a dressmaker and the only child living at home.

 

Thomas had moved to 53 Chapel Street, Dukinfield, and was a police constable, his brother William correct age 30, was living at 47, Madison Street, Gorton, Manchester, he listed as married for three years, but his wife is not listed, so at the time the census was taken she was away. William is listed as a professional runner. Sarah Ellen has not been fully identified, there was another child of the same name and age listed in 1911, but to different parents.


Thomas in 1911 living in Dukinfield and working at a police constable.


William in 1911, living in Gorton, and is a professional runner.