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Household of Mathew Medows (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Medows and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Medows, born in 1826 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Susannah Medows, born in 1830 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Margaret E (born 1855 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary A P (born 1859 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Jane A (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mathew's Nephew, Hindle (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mathew's Niece, Sarah (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Mathew's Granson, Herbert (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Mathew Medows's household

Male

Mathew

Medows

Head
Female

Susannah

Medows

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Medows

Daughter
Male

James

Medows

Son
Male

William

Medows

Son
Female

Mary A P

Medows

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Medows

Son
Male

Hindle

Medows

Nephew
Female

Sarah

Medows

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Medows

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Medows

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Medows

Granson
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Medows
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Medows

Head

Married

55

1826

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Medows

Wife

Married

51

1830

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Medows

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Medows

Son

Single

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Medows

Son

Single

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A P

Medows

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Medows

Son

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hindle

Medows

Nephew

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Medows

Niece

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Medows

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Medows

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Medows

Granson

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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