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Household of Matthew Booth (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Booth and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Booth, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Rachel Booth, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ann M (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Matthew A (born 1874 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Gertrude (born 1878 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1860 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Sarah Mellor, born in 1866 in Widnes, Lancashire, England.


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Matthew Booth's household

Male

Matthew

Booth

Head
Female

Rachel

Booth

Wife
Female

Ann M

Booth

Daughter
Male

Matthew A

Booth

Son
Female

Mary E

Booth

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Booth

Daughter
Male

William

Booth

Son
Female

Sarah

Mellor

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Booth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Booth

Head

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Booth

Wife

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann M

Booth

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Matthew A

Booth

Son

Single

7

1874

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Booth

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Gertrude

Booth

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

William

Booth

Son

Single

21

1860

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Mellor

Servant

Single

15

1866

Widnes, Lancashire, England

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