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Household of Matthew Butcher (born 1815, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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 Butcher and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Butcher, born in 1815 in Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Lucy Butcher, born in 1820 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1841 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 grandchildren; William (born 1868 in Worthing, Sussex, England), Florence (born 1871 in Worthing, Sussex, England), Marion (born 1874 in Folkestone, Kent, England), George (born 1878 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and Lucy (born 1879 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Son In Law, Thomas Wicks, born in 1836 in Worthing, Sussex, England.


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Matthew Butcher's household

Male

Matthew

Butcher

Head
Female

Lucy

Butcher

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wicks

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Wicks

Daughter
Male

William

Wicks

Grand Son
Female

Florence

Wicks

Grand Daughter
Female

Marion

Wicks

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Wicks

Grand Son
Female

Lucy

Wicks

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Butcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Butcher

Head

Married

66

1815

Norfolk, England

Lucy

Butcher

Wife

Married

61

1820

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Thomas

Wicks

Son In Law

Married

45

1836

Worthing, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Wicks

Daughter

Married

40

1841

London, Middlesex, England

William

Wicks

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Worthing, Sussex, England

Florence

Wicks

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Worthing, Sussex, England

Marion

Wicks

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Folkestone, Kent, England

George

Wicks

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Folkestone, Kent, England

Lucy

Wicks

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Folkestone, Kent, England

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