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Household of Mathew Atkin (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Mathew Atkin and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Atkin, born in 1831 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Mary Atkin, born in 1833 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Esther (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Elijah, born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Mathew's Nephew, Thomas (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Mathew's Lodger, John H (born 1851 in Delph, Yorkshire, England).


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Mathew Atkin's household

Male

Mathew

Atkin

Head
Female

Mary

Atkin

Wife
Female

Mary E

Atkin

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Atkin

Daughter
Female

Esther

Atkin

Daughter
Male

Elijah

Atkin

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Rushton

Nephew
Male

John H

Burton

Lodger
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Atkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Atkin

Head

Married

50

1831

Lancashire, England

Mary

Atkin

Wife

Married

48

1833

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Atkin

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Atkin

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Esther

Atkin

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elijah

Atkin

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Rushton

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John H

Burton

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Delph, Yorkshire, England

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