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Household of James Matley (born 1812, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Matley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Matley, born in 1812 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Matley, born in 1835 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Nancy (born 1859 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1861 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1863 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1865 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and James Ed (born 1876 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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James Matley's household

Male

James

Matley

Head
Female

Jane

Matley

Wife
Female

Nancy

Wardle

Daughter
Female

Emma

Wardle

Daughter
Male

Harry

Wardle

Son
Male

Samuel

Wardle

Son
Male

John

Wardle

Son
Male

James Ed

Matley

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Matley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Matley

Head

Married

69

1812

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Matley

Wife

Married

46

1835

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nancy

Wardle

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Wardle

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Harry

Wardle

Son

Single

18

1863

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Wardle

Son

Single

16

1865

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Wardle

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashton, Lancashire, England

James Ed

Matley

Son

Single

5

1876

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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