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Household of Mathew Leaf (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Leaf and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Leaf, born in 1841 in Naburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Alice Leaf, born in 1842 in Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1871 in York, Yorkshire, England), Mabel (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Edgar (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mathew's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1813 in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England) and Mathew's Servant, Dorothy (born 1867 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Mathew Leaf's household

Male

Mathew

Leaf

Head
Female

Alice

Leaf

Wife
Male

Joseph

Leaf

Son
Female

Mabel

Leaf

Daughter
Male

Edgar

Leaf

Son
Female

Jane

Sledge

Mother In Law
Female

Dorothy

Goodall

Servant
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Leaf
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Naburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Leaf

Head

Married

40

1841

Naburn, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Leaf

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Leaf

Son

Single

10

1871

York, Yorkshire, England

Mabel

Leaf

Daughter

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Edgar

Leaf

Son

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Sledge

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Goodall

Servant

Single

14

1867

York, Yorkshire, England

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