1850 U.S. Census Records for Grimshaws as Recorded on Ancestry.com

The website Ancestry.com offers online images of the entry pages of many of the censuses of the U.S. The 1850 U.S. Census has also been indexed by “head of household”. A search of the index for “Grimshaw” and “Grinshaw”  yielded a total of 62 entries, which have been tabulated on this webpage. For each entry, an attempt was also made to obtain the associated online image. A total of 26 images were located and have also been posted in this webpage. The outstanding feature of the images for the 1850 census is that the other members of the family (besides the head of household) are shown. (The 1850 census was the first to provide names of other family members.)

The Ancestry.com website address for the census search service is shown below; access to the images is provided for a monthly or annual fee.

http://ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/usfedcen/main.htm

Contents

Webpage Credit

Tabulation of Grimshaws in 1850 Census by Ancestry.com

Overview of Information Shown on the Images

Connecticut, Henry and Julia Grimshaw

Illinois, William A. and Maria A. Grimshaw

Illinois, Charlotte Grimshaw

Massachusetts, Thomas Grimshaw

Massachusetts, Henry and Martha Grimshaw

Missouri, Thomas and Elizabeth Grimshaw

New York, Nelson and Emeline Grimshaw

New York, John and Jane Grimshaw

New York, George and Susan Grimshaw

New York, Emma Grimshaw

New York, Joseph H. and Caroline Grimshaw

New York, Philip and Julia Grimshaw

Ohio, Richard and Nancy Grimshaw

Ohio, John and Madelin Grimshaw

Ohio, Samuel Grimshaw

Ohio, Mary (Daughter of Joseph and Anne) Grimshaw

Ohio, Samuel and Alice Grimshaw

Pennsylvania, William and Mariah Grimshaw

Pennsylvania, William Grimshaw

Pennsylvania,

Robert and Mary Grimshaw;  Barbara Grimshaw

Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Grimshaw

Pennsylvania, George and Sarah Grimshaw

Virginia, Solomon Grimshaw

Wisconsin, Christopher and Jane Grimshaw

Previous Survey of Indexes

References

Webpage Credit

Thanks go to the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City for making access to the Ancestry.com available to library patrons.

Tabulation of Grimshaws in 1850 Census by Ancestry.com

As noted, a search for Grimshaws and Grinshaws in the head of household index on the Ancestry.com website produced a total of 62 entries. These are shown in the table below, which is sorted first by state and then by county within the state. The fourth column of the table (“Image”) indicates whether a corresponding image was also obtained for the entry. Images that were obtained are included further down on this webpage.

No	Last	First	Image	State	County	Township	Image	Year	Roll	Page
1	Grimshaw	Henry	Y	Connecticut	Middlesex	E Haddam	57	1850	M432_44	187
2	Grimshaw	Julia	N	Connecticut	Middlesex	E Haddam	57	1850	M432_44	187
3	Grimshaw	John M.	N	Illinois	Pike	Unknown Townships	53	1850	—	0
4	Grimshaw	William S.	N	Illinois	Pike	Unknown Townships	20	1850	—	0
5	Grimshaw	Charlotte	Y	Illinois	Pike	Pittsfield	389	1850	M432_124	132
6	Grimshaw	William A.	Y	Illinois	Pike	Pittsfield	403	1850	M432_124	139
7	Grimshaw	S. S.	N	Louisiana	Caldwell	Western District	—	1850	—	1007
8	Grimshaw	T. F.	N	Louisiana	Caldwell	Western District	—	1850	—	1007
9	Grinshaw	L.S.	N	Louisiana	Caldwell	Western District	331	1850	M432_230	8
10	Grinshaw	Francis	N	Louisiana	Caldwell	Western District	—	1850	—	1009
11	Grimshaw	Charles	N	Louisiana	Jackson	Unknown Townships	187	1850	M432_244	355
12	Grimshaw	Luvina	N	Louisiana	Jackson	Unknown Townships	188	1850	M432_244	357
13	Grimshaw	Thomas	Y	Massachusetts	Middlesex	Bedford	629	1850	M432_324	493
14	Grimshaw	Henry	Y	Massachusetts	Worcester	Worcester 3Rd Ward	122	1850	M432_342	158
15	Grimshaw	Thomas	Y	Missouri	Marion	Miller Twp	70	1850	M432_406	293
16	Grimshaw	Joseph	N	New Jersey	Essex	N. Ward	173	1850	M432_447	84
17	Grinshaw	Daivid	N	New Jersey	Essex	Belleville Twp	245	1850	M432_449	121
18	Grimshaw	Charles	N	New Jersey	Passaic	Paterson Twp	—	1850	—	216
19	Grimshaw	Hugh	N	New Jersey	Salem	U. Pittsgrove Twp	—	1850	—	206
20	Grimshaw	Thomas	N	New York	Broome	Chenango	—	1850	—	329
21	Grimshaw	Benjamin	N	New York	Cayuga	Springport	—	1850	—	219
22	Grimshaw	Samuel	N	New York	Cayuga	Springport	—	1850	—	230
23	Grimshaw	John	N	New York	Clinton	Clinton	219	1850	M432_489	90
24	Grimshaw	Nelson	Y	New York	Clinton	Clinton	219	1850	M432_489	90
25	Grimshaw	Susan	N	New York	Genesee	Batavia	119	1850	M432_508	243
26	Grimshaw	Betsey	N	New York	Genesee	Batavia	133	1850	M432_508	250
27	Grimshaw	John	Y	New York	Kings	Bushwick Twp	236	1850	M432_521	118
28	Grimshaw	George	Y	New York	Kings	Williamsburg Village	396	1850	M432_522	335
29	Grimshaw	Emma	Y	New York	New York	New York City Ward 10	421	1850	M432_545	210
30	Grimshaw	Joseph H.	Y	New York	New York	New York City Ward 13	122	1850	M432_550	189
31	Grimshaw	Thomas	N	New York	Rockland	Chenango	288	1850	M432_588	329
32	Grimshaw	Philip	Y	New York	Wayne	Galen	124	1850	M432_613	360
33	Grinshaw	Hannah	N	Ohio	Belmont	Flushing Twp	—	1851	—	0
34	Grinshaw	Hannah	N	Ohio	Belmont	Flushing Twp	626	1850	M432_661	161
35	Grimshaw	Johnathan	N	Ohio	Columbiana	Yellow Creek Twp	—	1851	—	0
36	Grimshaw	Johnathan	N	Ohio	Columbiana	Yellow Creek Twp	—	1850	—	172
37	Grimshaw	William	N	Ohio	Jefferson	Island Creek Twp	—	1851	—	0
38	Grimshaw	William	N	Ohio	Jefferson	Island Creek Twp	291	1850	M432_699	530
39	Grimshaw	Richard	Y	Ohio	Jefferson	Saline Twp	—	1851	—	0
40	Grimshaw	Richard	Y	Ohio	Jefferson	Saline Twp	197	1850	M432_699	483
41	Grimshaw	John	Y	Ohio	Jefferson	Steubenville Cty	—	1851	—	0
42	Grimshaw	John	Y	Ohio	Jefferson	Steubenville Cty	433	1850	M432_699	65
43	Grimshaw	Samuel	Y	Ohio	Jefferson	Wayne Twp	—	1851	—	0
44	Grimshaw	Samuel	Y	Ohio	Jefferson	Wayne Twp	619	1850	M432_699	159
45	Grimshaw	Mary	Y	Ohio	Jefferson	Wells Twp	—	1851	—	0
46	Grimshaw	Mary	Y	Ohio	Jefferson	Wells Twp	61	1850	M432_699	415
47	Grimshaw	Samuel	Y	Ohio	Monroe	Green Twp	—	1851	—	0
48	Grimshaw	Samuel	Y	Ohio	Monroe	Green Twp	339	1850	M432_712	362
49	Grimshaw	Dr. Joseph	Y	Pennsylvania	Cumberland	Newcumberland	336	1850	M432_773	384
50	Grinshaw	Adaline	N	Pennsylvania	Cumberland	Upper Allen Twp	5	1850	M432_772	2
51	Grimshaw	William	Y	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Blockley Twp	4	1850	M432_824	1
52	Grimshaw	Williwm	Y	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Blockley Twp	31	1850	M432_824	14
53	Grimshaw	Barbara	Y	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Moyamensing Ward 2	282	1850	M432_809	301
54	Grimshaw	Robert	Y	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Moyamensing Ward 2	282	1850	M432_809	301
55	Grimshaw	Elizabeth	Y	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Southwark Ward 1	98	1850	M432_821	48
56	Grimshaw	George	Y	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Southwark Ward 5	300	1850	M432_822	388
57	Grimshaw	Henry	N	Rhode Island	Kent	Warwick	289	1850	M432_841	145
58	Grimshaw	Solomon	Y	Virginia	Hampshire	District 24	347	1850	M432_948	174
59	Grimshaw	Solomon	Y	West Virginia	Hampshire	District #24	347	1850	M432_948	174
60	Grimshaw	Christopher	Y	Wisconsin	Dodge	Hustiford	414	1850	M432_996	212
61	Grimshaw	Henry	N	Wisconsin	Waukesha	Genesee	—	1850	—	272
62	Grinshaw	Henry	N	Wisconsin	Waukesha	Genesee	—	1850	—	272

Overview of Information Shown on the Images

Approximately the first nine columns of the 1850 Census entries are shown in the images below; the remainder of the columns can be viewed on the Ancestry.com website. These columns provide the following information:

1. Dwelling House Number (Order Visited)

2. Family Number (Order Visited)

3. Name (Last, First)

4. Age

5. Sex

6. Color

7. Profession, Occupation or Trade

8. Value of Real Estate owned

9. Place of Birth – State, Territory or Country

The images obtained for the 26 Grimshaw entries that were obtained for this webpage are shown below in order of state (and then county) in which the Grimshaws were living. A brief annotation of the census entry is provided with each image. If the Grimshaws recorded are the topic of another webpage on this website, a hyperlink to that webpage is also provided.

Connecticut, Henry and Julia Grimshaw

Henry and Julia Grimshaw, ages 36 and 33, respectively, were living in Middlesex County, Connecticut with their three children – Julia, age 5; James, 3; and Frederic, 3 months. Both Henry and Julia were born in England . He was a machinist. Two other children, Jane and Daniel Bailey (ages 15 and 2) were also living with the family.

Illinois, Charlotte Grimshaw

Charlotte Grimshaw, age 54, was living in Pike County, Illinois, with Margaret and Thomas C. Grimshaw, ages 26 and 20. All three of these Grimshaws were born in Ireland. Thomas was a merchant. These Grimshaws are related to William Grimshaw, prominent Pike County attorney who was also recorded in the 1850 census (see below) and is the subject of a companion webpage.

Six other individuals were also living with the Grimshaws John and Mary Bush, with their son (John), John and Ellen Gallagher (ages 10 and 8), and Henrietta Shaw, age 50.

Illinois, William A. and Maria A. Grimshaw

William A. and Maria A. Grimshaw, ages 37 and 33, were also living in Pike County with their four children – Lucy, age 5; Harriet, 3; Charlotte, 2; and Maria A., 8 months. Jackson Grimshaw, Willliams brother (see companion webpage) was living with the family. Both William and Jackson were lawyers. Also living with the family were Frances Green or Greer and Mary McGathey.

Massachusetts, Thomas Grimshaw

Thomas Grimshaw, age 22, was a laborer who was born in Nova Scotia and was living in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His relation to John and Sarah Bater, with whom he was living, is unknown.

Massachusetts, Henry and Martha Grimshaw

Henry Grimshaw, age 35, and his wife Martha, age 27, were living in Worcester County, Massachusetts with their 3-year-old daughter Julia A. Grimshaw. Henry was born in England; Martha in Connecticut. Daughter Julia was born in Massachusetts. Henrys profession may be forger or lawyer – the entry is difficult to read.

Missouri, Thomas and Elizabeth Grimshaw

Thomas and Elizabeth Grimshaw, born in Pennsylvania and Connecticut, were living in Marion County, Missouri with their five children – Ann R., age 11; Hugh S., 9; Mary L., 6; Theodore, 4; and Virginia, 1. The children were born in Virginia (?), except for the youngest, Virginia, who was born in Missouri. Thomas was a 35-year-old wagon maker; Elizabeth was 28.

New York, Nelson and Emeline Grimshaw

Nelson and Emeline Grimshaw, ages 29 and 24, were born in Canada, and were living in Clinton County, New York with their five children – Mary A., age 9, Adaline, 6; John, 4; Lucy, 2; and Barzilla, 3 months. The three older children, like their parents, were born in Canada; the two youngest were born in New York. Nelson was a descendant of Zephaniah Grimshaw, a colorful character who is described on a companion webpage.

New York, John and Jane Grimshaw

John and Jane Grimshaw were born on The Isle of Man and were living in Kings County, New York. He was 48 and she was 51; their children, John and Samantha, were 19 and 16 years old. John was born on The Isle of Man, and Samantha was born in New York. John was a toll gatherer. William Hurst (?), a laborer, was living with this Grimshaw family. John was apparently the older brother of William Grimshaw, who married Phoebe Cain in Kentucky and settled in Lawrence County, Ohio. William and Phoebe are the subject of a companion webpage.

New York, George and Susan Grimshaw

George Grimshaw, age 40, and his wife, Susan, 44, were also living in Kings County, New York. They were both born in England, and he was an engineer. Living with them were their seven children, all born in New York – Agnes, age 17; William, 15; Emma, 12; George, 8; Susan, 8 (therefore a twin of George); Charles, 6; and Frederick, 4. This family is the subject of a rich companion webpage, thanks to the able assistance of Trudell Leyck Wright.

New York, Emma Grimshaw

Twenty-two-year-old Emma Grimshaw was living in New York Citywith the Haviland family, along with six others living with the family. Emma was a New York native. Subsequent research found that Emma was the younger sister of William Robinson Grimshaw (see companion webpage). She married Benjamin Haviland, grocer, two years later, in 1852.

New York, Joseph H. and Caroline Grimshaw

Joseph H.W. Grimshaw, age 54, and his wife, Caroline, 46, were living in New York City

with their children (all born in New York ) – Isaac J., age 20; Jeremiah F., 18; William, 16; Margaret, 14; Charles H., 8; and Caroline N., 5. Joseph, an upholsterer, was born in England; Caroline was a native New Yorker. The three oldest children had the professions of moulder, ? maker, and machinist, respectively.

New York, Philip and Julia Grimshaw

Philip and Julia Grimshaw, ages 46 and 39, were living in New York City and had two teenagers with different surnames (Paddock and Morgan) also living in the household. Philip was born in England, Julia was a native of New York.

Ohio, Richard and Nancy Grimshaw

Richard Grimshaw, age 37, and his 36-year-old wife, Nancy, were living in Jefferson County, Ohio with their three children – John W, age 6; Mathew, 3; and Sarah E., 6 months. Richard and Nancy were born in Pennsylvania; the children were all born in Ohio. Also living in the household were John Mafale (?) and William Haley.

Ohio, John and Madelin Grimshaw

John Grimshaw, a 48-year-old machinist, was living with his wife, Madelin (age 40) in Jefferson County, Ohio. John and Madelin were both born in England. They had one daughter, Ellen M., less than 10 years old, who was born in Ohio.

Ohio, Samuel Grimshaw

Ten-year-old Samuel Grimshaw was living in Jefferson County, Ohio with the family of Thomas and Margaret Blackburn. He was a native of Ohio.

Ohio, Mary (Daughter of Joseph and Anne) Grimshaw

Joseph Grimshaw, a 35-year-old farmer, was living in Jefferson County, Ohio with his 30-year-old wife, Anne and their five children (all born in Ohio) – Edmund, age 10; Louiza M, 8; James, 7; Hannah, 6; and Mary, 5. Joseph and Anne were also born in Ohio. Interestingly, the census record is indexed on little Mary rather than her father, Joseph.

Ohio, Samuel and Alice Grimshaw

Samuel Grimshaw, a 42-year-old physician, was living with his wife, Alice (age 35), and daughter Mari (age 10) in Jefferson County, Ohio. Samuel was from England, Alice from Ireland. Interestingly, Mari was born in New Brunswick- did Samuel and Alice meet and marry in New Brunswick after immigrating separately? Catherine McFarland, who was living with the family, was in all likelihood Alices mother, since her age is about right and she too was born in Ireland

Pennsylvania, Dr. Joseph Grimshaw

Dr. Joe Grimshaw was a 36-year-old physician who was living, apparently as a boarder, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was born in Maryland.

Pennsylvania, William and Mariah Grimshaw

William Grimshaw, an attorney who was born in Ireland, was living with his wife, Mariah, and their 6-month-old son, Robert, in Philadelphia. At age 67, William was considerably older than his 29- or 39-year-old wife. William is the topic of a companion webpage– he was a noteworthy author of many history books. Here he is recorded living with his second family; he passed away within a few years while his son was very young. This son grew up to become a notable mechanical engineer and author of many technical books, as described in a companion webpage.

Pennsylvania, William Grimshaw

William Grimshaw, age 31, was a block printer who was born in England. He was living at the Hall residence in Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania, Robert and Mary Grimshaw; Barbara Grimshaw

Robert and Mary Grimshaw, ages 43 and 36, were living in Philadelphia with their children – Virginia, age 8,Emma, 6, and Elwood, 3. All members of the family were born in Philadelphia. Living next door with the Murray family was Barbara Grimshaw, age 64, also born in Philadelphia. Barbara (Farrier) Grimshaw and her husband, William, are the subject of a companion webpage as are their son Robert and his wife, Mary. Robert and Mary subsequently migrated with their family to Minneapolis, where Robert and his son, William, became active in local civic service and politics.

Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Grimshaw

Elizabeth Grimshaw, a 22-year-old Pennsylvania native, was living in Philadelphia with Elizabeth Hyer (?).

Pennsylvania, George and Sarah Grimshaw

George Grimshaw, a 25-year-old house carpenter (?), was living with his wife, Sarah, 22, and daughters Susanna, age 2, and Elizabeth, less than one year old. All of the family were born in Pennsylvania Given her proximity in age and location in Philadelphia (Southwark Ward) to George, the Elizabeth Grimshaw in the previous records seems likely to be a sister of George.

Virginia, Solomon Grimshaw

Solomon Grimshaw, a 22-year-old clerk living with the merchant family, McDowell, was born in Scotland. He was living in Hampshire County, Virginia; he is also shown, erroneously, as living in West Virginia in the index.

Wisconsin, Christopher and Jane Grimshaw

Christopher and Jane Grimshaw, ages 34 and 26, were living in Dodge County, Wisconsin with their daughters Mary, age 5, and Martha, 2. All members of the family were born in England, so they were relatively recent immigrants. Christopher was a blacksmith.

Previous Survey of Indexes

Prior to obtaining the information from Ancestry.com, a survey of census indexes was performed, and the results provided in a companion webpage. The results for the 1850 U.S. Census are duplicated below to allow a comparison of the two surveys.

Virginia
Hampshire Co	Grimshaw, Solomon
South Carolina
Lancaster Co	Grenshaw, S
New York
New York City	Gremshaw, WC; Grimshan, George; Grimshaw, Emma; Grimshaw, Joseph H
Broome Co	Grimshaw, Thomas
Cayuga Co	Grimshaw, Benjamin; Grimshaw, Samuel
Clinton Co	Grimshaw, John; Grimshaw, Nelson
Genessee Co	Grimshaw, Susan; Grimshaw, Betsey
Kings Co	Grimshaw, George; Grimshaw, John
Schenectady Co	Greenshaw, George
Ontario Co	Greenshaw, Thomas
Madison Co	Grimshaw, John
Wayne Co	Grimshaw, Philip
Illinois
Pike Co	Grimshaw, Charlotte; Grimshaw, William A
Ohio
Jefferson Co	Grimshaw, Joseph; Grimshaw, Joseph; Grimshaw, Samuel; Grimshaw, William; Grimshaw, John
Belmont Co	Grimshaw, Hannah
Columbiana Co	Grimshaw, Johnothan
Monroe Co	Grimshaw, Samuel
Pennsylvania
(no county?)	Grimshan, Edward
Philadelphia Co	Grimshaw, Barbara; Grimshaw, Elizabeth; Grimshaw, George; Grimshaw, Robert; Grimshaw, William; Grimshaw, William
Cumberland Co	Grimshaw, Joseph, Dr; Grinshaw, Adaline
Tennessee
Davidson Co	Grenshaw, Robt. L; Grimshaw, Rachel?
Massachusetts
Worcester Co	Grimshaw, Henry
Middlesex Co	Grimshaw, Thomas
New Jersey
Passaic Co	Grimshaw, Charles
Salem Co	Grimshaw, Hugh; Grimshaw, Joseph
Essex Co	Grimshaw, David
Louisiana
Orleans Co	John Gremshall; Grenshaw, Abraham
Jackson Co	Grimshaw, Charles; Grimshaw, Luvina
Caldwell Co	Grinshaw, L.S.
Rhode Island
Providence Co	Greenshaw, Henry
Kent Co	Grimshaw, Henry
Texas
Brazoria Co	Grenshaw, Abram
California
San Joaquin Co	Greenshaw, BW
Sacramento Co	Grimshair, W.R.
Connecticut
Middlesex Co	Grimshaw, Henry; Grimshaw, Julia
Delaware
New Castle Co	Grimshaw, Arthur H; Grimshaw, Charlotte; Grimshaw, Eliza; Grimshaw, Elizabeth; Grimshaw, Isabella; Grimshaw, Margarat A; Grimshaw, Mary
Missouri
St Loiuis Co	Grimshaw, Thomas
Wisconsin
Dodge Co	Grimshaw, Christopher
Waukesha Co	Grinshaw, Henry

The manual survey found a number of Grimshaws (or Grimshaw candidates) that were not included in the Ancestry.com data. The primary reason is that all likely misspellings of “Grimshaw” were included in the manual survey, whreas the search in Ancestry.com was limited to “Grimshaw” and “Grinshaw”. The following 24 Grimshaw heads of households were found in the manual survey and not in the Ancestry.com search:

ST	County	Indexed Grimshaw
SC	Lancaster	S Grenshaw
NY	New York	WC Gremshaw
	New York	George Grimshan
	Schenectady	George Greenshaw
	Ontario	Thomas Greenshaw
	Madison	John Grimshaw
OH	Jefferson	Joseph Grimshaw
	Jefferson	Joseph Grimshaw
PA	none	Edward Grimshan
TN	Davidson	Robt. L Greeshaw
	Davidson	Rachel? Grimshaw
LA	Orleans	John Gremshall
	Orleans	Abraham Grenshaw
RI	Providence	Henry Greenshaw
TX	Brazoria	Abram Grenshaw
CA	San Joaquin	BW Greenshaw
	Sacramento	WR Grimshair
DE	New Castle	Arthur H Grimshaw
	New Castle	Charlotte Grimshaw
	New Castle	Eliza Grimshaw
	New Castle	Elizabeth Grimshaw
	New Castle	Isabella Grimshaw
	New Castle	Margaret A Grimshaw
	New Castle	Mary Grimshaw

A companion webpage has been prepared for the interesting California gold field adventurer, William Robinson Grimshaw of Sacramento County. Arthur H Grimshaw was a Colonel on the Union side in the Civil War and was commander of the 4^th Delaware Infantry Regiment; he is also the topic of a companion webpage.

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