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Household of Mathias Rurth (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Rurth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathias Rurth, born in 1847 in , consisted of 7 members. Mathias was the head of the household, married to Margaret Rurth, born in 1849 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; May T (born 1872 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Margaret A (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mathias's Mother In Law, Joanna (born 1815 in Cork, Cork, Ireland) and Mathias's Apprentice, Charles (born 1864 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).


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Mathias Rurth's household

Male

Mathias

Rurth

Head
Female

Margaret

Rurth

Wife
Female

May T

Rurth

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Rurth

Son
Female

Margaret A

Rurth

Daughter
Female

Joanna

Ceghlan

Mother In Law
Male

Charles

Honor

Apprentice
First name(s) Mathias
Last name Rurth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Germany

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathias

Rurth

Head

Married

34

1847

Germany

Margaret

Rurth

Wife

Married

32

1849

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

May T

Rurth

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Rurth

Son

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Margaret A

Rurth

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Joanna

Ceghlan

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Charles

Honor

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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