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Household of Matthew Day (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Day and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Day, born in 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 15 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Winifred Day, born in 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas H (born 1876 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1879 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Boarder, Timothy (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Matthew's Boarder, John (born 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Boarder, Charles (born 1837 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Boarder, Mary (born 1838 in Ireland), Matthew's Boarder, Edwin (born 1862 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Boarder, James (born 1833 in Ireland), Matthew's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Boarder, Sarah (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Matthew's Boarder, Mary (born 1836 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Day's household

Male

Matthew

Day

Head
Female

Winifred

Day

Wife
Female

Mary

Day

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Day

Son
Female

Catherine

Day

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Day

Daughter
Male

Timothy

Brennan

Boarder
Male

John

Taylor

Boarder
Male

Charles

Neary

Boarder
Female

Mary

Neary

Boarder
Male

Edwin

Blessing

Boarder
Male

James

Blessing

Boarder
Male

John

Kennedy

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Kennedy

Boarder
Female

Mary

Brindle

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Day
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Day

Head

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Winifred

Day

Wife

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Day

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Day

Son

Single

5

1876

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Day

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Day

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Timothy

Brennan

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Taylor

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Neary

Boarder

Married

44

1837

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Neary

Boarder

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Edwin

Blessing

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

James

Blessing

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Ireland

John

Kennedy

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Kennedy

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brindle

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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