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Household of Matthew Collier (born 1826, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Collier and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Collier, born in 1826 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Collier, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Mother In Law, Alice (born 1819 in Edgworth Nr Bolton, Lancashire, England), Matthew's Sister In Law, Eleanor (born 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Matthew's Nephew, Arthur A (born 1879 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England).


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Matthew Collier's household

Male

Matthew

Collier

Head
Female

Mary

Collier

Wife
Female

Alice

Cowburn

Mother In Law
Female

Eleanor

Cowburn

Sister In Law
Male

Arthur A

Cowburn

Nephew
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Collier
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Collier

Head

Married

55

1826

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Collier

Wife

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cowburn

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Edgworth Nr Bolton, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Cowburn

Sister In Law

Single

27

1854

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Arthur A

Cowburn

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

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