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Household of Matthew Beasley (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Matthew Beasley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Beasley, born in 1835 in Blackley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Harriet Beasley, born in 1837 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1862 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Alfred (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1872 in Tinsley, Yorkshire, England) and Vincent (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Mother In Law, Jane Richards, born in 1806 in Farnham, Surrey, England.


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Matthew Beasley's household

Male

Matthew

Beasley

Head
Female

Harriet

Beasley

Wife
Male

Henry

Beasley

Son
Male

Alfred

Beasley

Son
Male

Joseph

Beasley

Son
Male

Albert

Beasley

Son
Female

Eliza

Beasley

Daughter
Male

Vincent

Beasley

Son
Female

Jane

Richards

Mother In Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Beasley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Blackley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Beasley

Head

Married

46

1835

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Beasley

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Beasley

Son

Single

19

1862

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Beasley

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Beasley

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Beasley

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Beasley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Tinsley, Yorkshire, England

Vincent

Beasley

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Richards

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Farnham, Surrey, England

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