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Household of Mathew Palmer (born 1839, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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 Palmer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Palmer, born in 1839 in Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Palmer, born in 1840 in Shropshire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Shropshire, England), Mary A (born 1864 in Brownhill, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1867 in Glascote, Warwickshire, England), George W (born 1868 in Ibstock, Leicestershire, England), Ziha W (born 1875 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), Jabez B (born 1877 in Tingley, Yorkshire, England) and Fanny E (born 1871 in Claxby, Lincolnshire, England).


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Mathew Palmer's household

Male

Mathew

Palmer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Palmer

Wife
Male

John

Palmer

Son
Female

Mary A

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Palmer

Daughter
Male

George W

Palmer

Son
Male

Ziha W

Palmer

Son
Male

Jabez B

Palmer

Son
Female

Fanny E

Palmer

Daughter
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Palmer

Head

Married

42

1839

Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Palmer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Shropshire, England

John

Palmer

Son

Single

20

1861

Shropshire, England

Mary A

Palmer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Brownhill, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Palmer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Glascote, Warwickshire, England

George W

Palmer

Son

Single

13

1868

Ibstock, Leicestershire, England

Ziha W

Palmer

Son

Single

6

1875

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Jabez B

Palmer

Son

Single

4

1877

Tingley, Yorkshire, England

Fanny E

Palmer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Claxby, Lincolnshire, England

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