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Household of John Mather (born 1828, 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.

John Mather and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mather, born in 1828 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Mather, born in 1831 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Phoebe (born 1860 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1864 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1874 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1832 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Margaret A (born 1866 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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John Mather's household

Male

John

Mather

Head
Female

Mary

Mather

Wife
Female

Phoebe

Mather

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Mather

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mather

Daughter
Male

William

Mander

Boarder
Female

Margaret A

Mander

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Mather
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mather

Head

Married

53

1828

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mather

Wife

Married

50

1831

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Mather

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Mather

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mather

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darwen, Lancashire, England

William

Mander

Boarder

Widower

49

1832

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Mander

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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