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Household of Matthew Blythe (born 1851, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Coventry, Warwickshire, 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 Blythe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Blythe, born in 1851 in Coventry, Warwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blythe, born in 1852 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James Forbes (born 1878 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), George Donald (born 1879 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) and Harriet Mart (born 1881 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Niece, Margaret (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Matthew's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England).


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Matthew Blythe's household

Male

Matthew

Blythe

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blythe

Wife
Male

James Forbes

Blythe

Son
Male

George Donald

Blythe

Son
Female

Harriet Mart

Blythe

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Donald

Niece
Female

Sarah

Twigger

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Blythe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Blythe

Head

Married

30

1851

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Blythe

Wife

Married

29

1852

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James Forbes

Blythe

Son

Single

3

1878

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

George Donald

Blythe

Son

Single

2

1879

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Harriet Mart

Blythe

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Margaret

Donald

Niece

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Twigger

Servant

Single

21

1860

Hinckley, Leicestershire, England

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