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Household of Matthew Greenwell (born 1830, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 Greenwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Greenwell, born in 1830 in Leamside, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Greenwell, born in 1835 in Great Lumley, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1863 in Leamside, Durham, England), Robert (born 1868 in Leamside, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1870 in Leamside, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1872 in Leamside, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1875 in Leamside, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger, Michael Wallace, born in 1860 in Scotland.


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Matthew Greenwell's household

Male

Matthew

Greenwell

Head
Female

Mary

Greenwell

Wife
Female

Mary A

Greenwell

Daughter
Male

Robert

Greenwell

Son
Female

Isabella

Greenwell

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Greenwell

Son
Male

Joseph

Greenwell

Son
Male

Michael

Wallace

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Greenwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Leamside, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Greenwell

Head

Married

51

1830

Leamside, Durham, England

Mary

Greenwell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Great Lumley, Durham, England

Mary A

Greenwell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leamside, Durham, England

Robert

Greenwell

Son

Single

13

1868

Leamside, Durham, England

Isabella

Greenwell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leamside, Durham, England

Matthew

Greenwell

Son

Single

9

1872

Leamside, Durham, England

Joseph

Greenwell

Son

Single

6

1875

Leamside, Durham, England

Michael

Wallace

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Scotland

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