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Household of Matilda West (born 1832, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 West and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matilda West, born in 1832 in Louth, Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. Matilda was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Charles (born 1863 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England), John W (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matilda's Lodger Head, Jane Kitchen, born in 1834 in Brookhouse, Yorkshire, England.


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Matilda West's household

Female

Matilda

West

Head
Male

Charles

West

Son
Male

John W

West

Son
Male

Walter

West

Son
Female

Jane

Kitchen

Lodger Head
Female

Ada

Kitchen

Daughter
First name(s) Matilda
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matilda

West

Head

Widow

49

1832

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Charles

West

Son

Single

18

1863

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

John W

West

Son

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Walter

West

Son

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Kitchen

Lodger Head

Widow

47

1834

Brookhouse, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Kitchen

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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