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Household of Matthew Blythe (born 1813, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1813 in Lesbury, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Blythe, born in 1815 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 1 grandchild; Sarah, born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Daughter Adopted, Jane (born 1859 in South Shields, Durham, England), Matthew's Boarder, Charles (born 1853 in Scotland), Matthew's Boarder, James (born 1855 in Durham, England) and Matthew's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Scotland).


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Matthew Blythe's household

Male

Matthew

Blythe

Head
Female

Sarah

Blythe

Wife
Female

Sarah

Blythe

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane

Crozier

Daughter Adopted
Male

Charles

Wilson

Boarder
Male

James

Shears

Boarder
Male

William

Moffe

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Blythe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Lesbury, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Blythe

Head

Married

68

1813

Lesbury, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Blythe

Wife

Married

66

1815

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah

Blythe

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Jane

Crozier

Daughter Adopted

Married

22

1859

South Shields, Durham, England

Charles

Wilson

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Scotland

James

Shears

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Durham, England

William

Moffe

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Scotland

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