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Household of Matthew Diggle (born 1854, 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 Diggle and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Diggle, born in 1854 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Francis Diggle, born in 1856 in Marple, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Martha A (born 1876 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1878 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Sister In Law, Alice (born 1860 in Marple, Cheshire, England), Matthew's Nephew, John (born 1880 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Matthew's Visitor, John (born 1859 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).


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Matthew Diggle's household

Male

Matthew

Diggle

Head
Female

Francis

Diggle

Wife
Female

Martha A

Diggle

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Diggle

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Diggle

Daughter
Female

Alice

Darnworth

Sister In Law
Male

John

Darnworth

Nephew
Male

John

Murphy

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Diggle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Diggle

Head

Married

27

1854

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Francis

Diggle

Wife

Married

25

1856

Marple, Cheshire, England

Martha A

Diggle

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Diggle

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Diggle

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Alice

Darnworth

Sister In Law

Widow

21

1860

Marple, Cheshire, England

John

Darnworth

Nephew

Single

1

1880

Stockport, Cheshire, England

John

Murphy

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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