Most Generations in One Household

[Paul E]

Isn't it great when we find an in-law or a grandparent in the same house as our family member on census night?

I wonder what the record for the most generations of a family found living trogether as one household is?


To start you off -

John Holt, b1818 is shown in 1901 as living in Greenwich with his daughter, grandson and great grandson - that's 4.

I just know you can do better!

Paul

[Boongie Pam]

I did a search for great* in the 1861 census and couldn't beat 4 but I did worry about a Great Uncle I found...

RG9/2349
Grantham 
ED: 10 
Folio: 35 
Page: 31

Bollisford
Queen St

Eliza Moore age 5!

Interesting transcription of Gt Niece!

By the by - 3 is my tops 

P

[sharren1837]

this is from my own research, 1881, RG11/4327/114/11

Walton Newton              H 56 Coal leader

Walton Thomas              S  22 Tailor

Walton Elizabeth Collins Grandchild 7mth

Walton Ann                     Mother 88

Walton Herbert Newton  Nephew  12

residing at Bilton cum Harrogate.

So strictly 4 generations but the nephew an added bonus, so can i claim 4 1/2   

Sharren

[Paul E]

Good stuff - but I'm sure there must be at least one house out there with five generations in!

(Until then, four and a half is in pole position!)


Paul

[Lloydy]

Interesting thread Paul I can't beat 4!!!!


Jan

[D ap D]

Can't beat it on census night but before she died in 1999 we had a family photograph taken, including:

My grandmothers aunty
My grandmother (daur of brother of 1)
My aunty (eldest daur of 2)
My eldest cousin (son of 3)
His daughter

makes 5 generations with an age difference of 95 years between eldest and youngest.

[Paul E]

I suppose its one of those paradoxes - there were times in the past when it was customary to marry, and perhaps start a family,  earlier, but of course life expectancy was not (generally) so good.

Still, what a bonus it must be from a family history point of view to find four generations in a single house!

In my own family, my grandma turned 100 last year and has three gt gt grandchildren.  They'd never appear on the census together though!

Still looking for 5!

cheers

Paul

[Paul E]

Still struggling to find a confirmed five generations all present and correct in the same household, but this one from the 1901 census would be a genealogist's 'dream find', wouldn't it...

In Weston, Lincolnshire
 
Ann Clarkson abt 1889  Gedney Marsh, Lincolnshire,  Granddaughter     
Betsy Clarkson abt 1831  Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire,  Wife 
Harriett Clarkson abt 1871  Gosberton, Lincolnshire,  Daughter 
William Clarkson abt 1829  Little London, Lincolnshire,  Head 
Ann Kingston abt 1799  Deeping St James, Lincolnshire,  Grandmother

So, technically people from five generations all living together, but missing William's mother or father!  Just think - some lucky person has got Ann Clarkson in their tree!

cheers

Paul

[grast]

For about the last 20 Christmas' we've had 4 generations of the same family under the same roof, but I guess it's an unlikely time to have a census.

Other than that, I don't think any of my family would have more than 2 generations in the same house at any one time in living memory, I wouldn't know about any further back as I haven't got that far in my research.