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Household of Matthew H Birkenshaw (born 1857, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 H Birkenshaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew H Birkenshaw, born in 1857 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew H was the head of the household, married to Annie Birkenshaw, born in 1856 in Mossley, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; George, born 1881 in Mossley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew H's Mother In Law, Charlotte (born 1819 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Matthew H's Lodger, Rose (born 1856 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).


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Matthew H Birkenshaw's household

Male

Matthew H

Birkenshaw

Head
Female

Annie

Birkenshaw

Wife
Male

George

Birkenshaw

Son
Female

Charlotte

Bancroft

Mother In Law
Female

Rose

Gridlestone

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew H
Last name Birkenshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Mossley, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew H

Birkenshaw

Head

Married

24

1857

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Birkenshaw

Wife

Married

25

1856

Mossley, Lancashire, England

George

Birkenshaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Bancroft

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Rose

Gridlestone

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Mossley, Lancashire, England

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