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Household of Matilda Booker (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Matilda Booker and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matilda Booker, born in 1853 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Matilda was the head of the household, married to Richard Booker, born in 1879 in Woodlesford, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Richard, born 1879 in Woodlesford, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matilda's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1832 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Matilda's Servant, Harriet (born 1862 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) and Matilda's Visitor, Edwin (born 1874 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).


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Matilda Booker's household

Female

Matilda

Booker

Head
Male

Richard

Booker

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fox

Mother
Female

Harriet

Day

Servant
Male

Edwin

Gott

Visitor
First name(s) Matilda
Last name Booker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matilda

Booker

Head

Married

28

1853

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Booker

Son

Single

2

1879

Woodlesford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Fox

Mother

Widow

49

1832

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Day

Servant

Single

19

1862

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Gott

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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