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Household of Mathew Ayre (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 Ayre and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Ayre, born in 1846 in Durham, consisted of 6 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Ayre, born in 1845 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John G (born 1867 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Sarah J (born 1879 in Cornsay, Durham, England) and Mathew (born 1881 in Cornsay, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mathew's Lodger, Anthony Dodsworth, born in 1818 in Kepwick, Yorkshire, England.


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Mathew Ayre's household

Male

Mathew

Ayre

Head
Female

Rebecca

Ayre

Wife
Male

John G

Ayre

Son
Female

Sarah J

Ayre

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Ayre

Son
Male

Anthony

Dodsworth

Lodger
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Ayre
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Ayre

Head

Married

35

1846

Durham, England

Rebecca

Ayre

Wife

Married

36

1845

Yorkshire, England

John G

Ayre

Son

Single

14

1867

Lanchester, Durham, England

Sarah J

Ayre

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cornsay, Durham, England

Mathew

Ayre

Son

Single

0

1881

Cornsay, Durham, England

Anthony

Dodsworth

Lodger

Widower

63

1818

Kepwick, Yorkshire, England

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