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Household of Matthew Collins (born 1827, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Collins and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Collins, born in 1827 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Collins, born in 1829 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Walter (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John J (born 1869 in Royton, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Herbert, born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Matthew Collins's household

Male

Matthew

Collins

Head
Female

Mary

Collins

Wife
Male

Walter

Collins

Son
Male

John J

Collins

Son
Male

Herbert

Dunkerley

Grand Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Collins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Collins

Head

Married

54

1827

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Mary

Collins

Wife

Married

52

1829

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Walter

Collins

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John J

Collins

Son

Single

12

1869

Royton, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Dunkerley

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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