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Household of Matthew Etchells (born 1834, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Etchells and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Etchells, born in 1834 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Ellen Etchells, born in 1849 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; Racheal (born 1872 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England), William (born 1875 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England), James (born 1877 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England) and Matthew (born 1879 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Sarah Jane (born 1863 in Rainow, Cheshire, England), Matthew's Servant, James (born 1827 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England) and Matthew's Servant, Charles (born 1861 in Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England).


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Matthew Etchells's household

Male

Matthew

Etchells

Head
Female

Ellen

Etchells

Wife
Female

Racheal

Etchells

Daughter
Male

William

Etchells

Son
Male

James

Etchells

Son
Male

Matthew

Etchells

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Warren

Servant
Male

James

Mitchell

Servant
Male

Charles

Trueman

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Etchells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Etchells

Head

Married

47

1834

Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Etchells

Wife

Married

32

1849

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Racheal

Etchells

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England

William

Etchells

Son

Single

6

1875

Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England

James

Etchells

Son

Single

4

1877

Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England

Matthew

Etchells

Son

Single

2

1879

Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England

Sarah Jane

Warren

Servant

Single

18

1863

Rainow, Cheshire, England

James

Mitchell

Servant

Single

54

1827

Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England

Charles

Trueman

Servant

Single

20

1861

Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire, England

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