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Household of Mathias Bailey (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Mathias Bailey and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathias Bailey, born in 1840 in Norley, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Mathias was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bailey, born in 1842 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mathias (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Eva (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William A (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Eunice (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mathias's Sister In Law, Eliza (born 1852 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mathias's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1855 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Mathias's Cousin, Eliza (born 1855 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).


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Mathias Bailey's household

Male

Mathias

Bailey

Head
Female

Sarah

Bailey

Wife
Male

Mathias

Bailey

Son
Female

Eva

Bailey

Daughter
Female

Emily

Bailey

Daughter
Male

William A

Bailey

Son
Female

Eunice

Bailey

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Bell

Sister In Law
Male

Joseph

Bell

Brother In Law
Female

Eliza

Large

Cousin
First name(s) Mathias
Last name Bailey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Norley, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathias

Bailey

Head

Married

41

1840

Norley, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Bailey

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mathias

Bailey

Son

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Eva

Bailey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Emily

Bailey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William A

Bailey

Son

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Eunice

Bailey

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Bell

Sister In Law

Single

29

1852

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bell

Brother In Law

Single

26

1855

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Large

Cousin

Single

26

1855

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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