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Household of Mathanial Eckersley (born 1816, 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.

Mathanial Eckersley and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathanial Eckersley, born in 1816 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 15 members. Mathanial was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Eckersley, born in 1827 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1843 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Nathaniel T (born 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Henry F (born 1864 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mathanial's Servant, Sarah (born 1821 in Danbury, Essex, England), Mathanial's Visitor, Mary (born 1824 in Danbury, Essex, England), Mathanial's Servant, Mary (born 1845 in Bawtry, Yorkshire, England), Mathanial's Servant, Anne M (born 1861 in Warwickshire, England), Mathanial's Servant, Sarah (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mathanial's Servant, Ann (born 1852 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mathanial's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in -), Mathanial's Servant, Mary Ellen (born 1865 in Suffolk, England), Mathanial's Servant, E?ia S (born 1863 in Warwickshire, England) and Mathanial's Servant, Charles (born 1863 in Crawley, Bedfordshire, England).


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Mathanial Eckersley's household

Male

Mathanial

Eckersley

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Eckersley

Wife
Female

Mary

Eckersley

Daughter
Male

Nathaniel T

Eckersley

Son
Male

Henry F

Eckersley

Son
Female

Sarah

Thornton

Servant
Female

Mary

Thornton

Visitor
Female

Mary

Bail

Servant
Female

Anne M

White

Servant
Female

Sarah

Bromhead

Servant
Female

Ann

Hampson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Hersey

Servant
Female

Mary Ellen

Boon

Servant
Female

E?ia S

White

Servant
Male

Charles

Stratton

Servant
First name(s) Mathanial
Last name Eckersley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathanial

Eckersley

Head

Married

65

1816

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elisabeth

Eckersley

Wife

Married

54

1827

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Eckersley

Daughter

Single

38

1843

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Nathaniel T

Eckersley

Son

Single

23

1858

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Henry F

Eckersley

Son

Single

17

1864

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thornton

Servant

Single

60

1821

Danbury, Essex, England

Mary

Thornton

Visitor

Single

57

1824

Danbury, Essex, England

Mary

Bail

Servant

Single

36

1845

Bawtry, Yorkshire, England

Anne M

White

Servant

Single

20

1861

Warwickshire, England

Sarah

Bromhead

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Hampson

Servant

Single

29

1852

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hersey

Servant

Single

21

1860

-

Mary Ellen

Boon

Servant

Single

16

1865

Suffolk, England

E?ia S

White

Servant

Single

18

1863

Warwickshire, England

Charles

Stratton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Crawley, Bedfordshire, England

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