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Household of Mathew Fearnley (born 1823, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 Fearnley and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Fearnley, born in 1823 in Lewisham, Kent, consisted of 14 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Rosa Fearnley, born in 1833 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 11 children; Edward C (born 1859 in China), Emily (born 1861 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Rosa (born 1862 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), James (born 1866 in Moreton, Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1867 in Moreton, Cheshire, England), Allen (born 1868 in Moreton, Cheshire, England), Florence (born 1869 in Moreton, Cheshire, England), Dora (born 1870 in Moreton, Cheshire, England), Cecil (born 1871 in Moreton, Cheshire, England), Percy (born 1872 in Moreton, Cheshire, England) and Frederick (born 1876 in Moreton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mathew's Servant, Jane Randall, born in 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.


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Mathew Fearnley's household

Male

Mathew

Fearnley

Head
Female

Rosa

Fearnley

Wife
Male

Edward C

Fearnley

Son
Female

Emily

Fearnley

Daughter
Female

Rosa

Fearnley

Daughter
Male

James

Fearnley

Son
Female

Annie

Fearnley

Daughter
Male

Allen

Fearnley

Son
Female

Florence

Fearnley

Daughter
Female

Dora

Fearnley

Daughter
Female

Cecil

Fearnley

Daughter
Male

Percy

Fearnley

Son
Male

Frederick

Fearnley

Son
Female

Jane

Randall

Servant
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Fearnley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Lewisham, Kent, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Fearnley

Head

Married

58

1823

Lewisham, Kent, England

Rosa

Fearnley

Wife

Married

48

1833

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edward C

Fearnley

Son

Single

22

1859

China

Emily

Fearnley

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Rosa

Fearnley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

Fearnley

Son

Single

15

1866

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Annie

Fearnley

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Allen

Fearnley

Son

Single

13

1868

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Florence

Fearnley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Dora

Fearnley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Cecil

Fearnley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Percy

Fearnley

Son

Single

9

1872

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Frederick

Fearnley

Son

Single

5

1876

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Jane

Randall

Servant

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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