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Household of Alice Matter (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Alice Matter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Matter, born in 1827 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Alice was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Sarah (born 1855 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1862 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), William (born 1867 in Lancashire, England), Edmund (born 1868 in Lancashire, England) and George (born 1870 in Lancashire, England).


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Alice Matter's household

Female

Alice

Matter

Head
Female

Sarah

Matter

Daughter
Male

James

Matter

Son
Male

John

Matter

Son
Male

William

Matter

Son
Male

Edmund

Matter

Son
Male

George

Matter

Son
First name(s) Alice
Last name Matter
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Matter

Head

Widow

54

1827

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Matter

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Lancashire, England

James

Matter

Son

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

John

Matter

Son

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

William

Matter

Son

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

Edmund

Matter

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

George

Matter

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

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