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Household of Edward Mather (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Edward Mather and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Mather, born in 1831 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Betsy Mather, born in 1833 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1868 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1871 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1860 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alice A, born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Son In Law, Peter Yates, born in 1854 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.


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Edward Mather's household

Male

Edward

Mather

Head
Female

Betsy

Mather

Wife
Male

James

Mather

Son
Male

Samuel

Mather

Son
Male

Peter

Yates

Son In Law
Female

Martha

Yates

Daughter
Female

Alice A

Yates

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Mather
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Mather

Head

Married

50

1831

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Mather

Wife

Married

48

1833

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

James

Mather

Son

Single

13

1868

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Mather

Son

Single

10

1871

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Yates

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Yates

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Yates

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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