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Household of Mathew Day (born 1841, Cheshire)

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.

Mathew Day and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Day, born in 1841 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Day, born in 1833 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Eliza J (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Lancashire, England) and Frank (born 1876 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mathew's Step Daughter, Alice A (born 1858 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Mathew's Step Daughter, Sarah E (born 1865 in Lancashire, England) and Mathew's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Lancashire, England).


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Mathew Day's household

Male

Mathew

Day

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Day

Wife
Female

Eliza J

Day

Daughter
Male

John

Day

Son
Male

Joseph

Day

Son
Male

Frank

Day

Son
Female

Alice A

Greenwood

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Greenwood

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Greenwood

Step Daughter
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Day
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Day

Head

Married

40

1841

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Day

Wife

Married

48

1833

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Eliza J

Day

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

John

Day

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Day

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Frank

Day

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Alice A

Greenwood

Step Daughter

Single

23

1858

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Greenwood

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Greenwood

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

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