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Household of Matthew Fort (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Fort and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Fort, born in 1834 in Silsden, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Ellen Fort, born in 1835 in Silsden, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Nephew, Walter Hopkins, born in 1871 in South America.


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Matthew Fort's household

Male

Matthew

Fort

Head
Female

Ellen

Fort

Wife
Male

Walter

Hopkins

Nephew
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Fort
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Fort

Head

Married

47

1834

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Fort

Wife

Married

46

1835

Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Hopkins

Nephew

Single

10

1871

South America

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