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Household of James Mather (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

James Mather and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mather, born in 1846 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Esther Mather, born in 1849 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1872 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1879 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother, Walter Mather, born in 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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James Mather's household

Male

James

Mather

Head
Female

Esther

Mather

Wife
Male

Joseph

Mather

Son
Female

Margaret

Mather

Daughter
Male

James

Mather

Son
Female

Sarah

Mather

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mather

Daughter
Male

Walter

Mather

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Mather
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mather

Head

Married

35

1846

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Esther

Mather

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Mather

Son

Single

9

1872

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mather

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darwen, Lancashire, England

James

Mather

Son

Single

5

1876

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mather

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Jane

Mather

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Walter

Mather

Brother

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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