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Household of Matthew Eyes (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 Eyes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Eyes, born in 1828 in Runcorn, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Eyes, born in 1851 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1872 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Father In Law, Robert (born 1821 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Brother In Law, Frederick (born 1852 in Tarporley, Cheshire, England), Matthew's Niece, Emily (born 1875 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Matthew's Niece, Eda (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Matthew's Niece, Maggie (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Matthew's Niece, Caroline (born 1879 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Matthew's Servant, Annie (born 1866 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Matthew Eyes's household

Male

Matthew

Eyes

Head
Female

Jane

Eyes

Wife
Male

Robert

Eyes

Son
Male

Robert

Corney

Father In Law
Male

Frederick

Gaythorpe

Brother In Law
Female

Emily

Gaythorpe

Niece
Female

Eda

Gaythorpe

Niece
Female

Maggie

Gaythorpe

Niece
Female

Caroline

Gaythorpe

Niece
Female

Annie

Marsden

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Eyes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Eyes

Head

Married

53

1828

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Jane

Eyes

Wife

Married

30

1851

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Eyes

Son

Single

9

1872

Chester, Cheshire, England

Robert

Corney

Father In Law

Widower

60

1821

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Gaythorpe

Brother In Law

Widower

29

1852

Tarporley, Cheshire, England

Emily

Gaythorpe

Niece

Single

6

1875

Chester, Cheshire, England

Eda

Gaythorpe

Niece

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

Maggie

Gaythorpe

Niece

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

Caroline

Gaythorpe

Niece

Single

2

1879

Chester, Cheshire, England

Annie

Marsden

Servant

Single

15

1866

Chester, Cheshire, England

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