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Household of Matthew Brigham (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pocklington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Brigham and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Brigham, born in 1821 in Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Brigham, born in 1831 in Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1857 in Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1863 in Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1870 in Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1872 in Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary Elizebeth, born 1870 in Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1866 in South Cave, Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Servant, James (born 1865 in Millington, Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Servant, Henry (born 1867 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England) and Matthew's Servant, George (born 1841 in Middlesex, England).


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Matthew Brigham's household

Male

Matthew

Brigham

Head
Female

Dorothy

Brigham

Wife
Male

William

Brigham

Son
Male

Robert

Brigham

Son
Female

Sarah

Brigham

Daughter
Female

Jane

Brigham

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brigham

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizebeth

Brigham

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Barritt

Servant
Male

James

Hope

Servant
Male

Henry

Curtis

Servant
Male

George

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Brigham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Brigham

Head

Married

60

1821

Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Brigham

Wife

Married

50

1831

Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England

William

Brigham

Son

Single

24

1857

Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Brigham

Son

Single

18

1863

Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Brigham

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Brigham

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Brigham

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizebeth

Brigham

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Nunburnholme, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Barritt

Servant

Single

15

1866

South Cave, Yorkshire, England

James

Hope

Servant

Single

16

1865

Millington, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Curtis

Servant

Single

14

1867

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

George

Smith

Servant

Single

40

1841

Middlesex, England

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