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Household of Matthew H Birtwistle (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Birtwistle and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew H Birtwistle, born in 1831 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew H was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Mary (born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Eleanor Margaret (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Alice (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Lily (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Matthew H Birtwistle's household

Male

Matthew H

Birtwistle

Head
Female

Mary

Birtwistle

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Birtwistle

Son
Male

William

Birtwistle

Son
Male

James

Birtwistle

Son
Female

Isabella

Birtwistle

Daughter
Female

Eleanor Margaret

Birtwistle

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Birtwistle

Daughter
Female

Lily

Birtwistle

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew H
Last name Birtwistle
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew H

Birtwistle

Head

Widower

50

1831

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Birtwistle

Son

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Birtwistle

Son

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Birtwistle

Son

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

Eleanor Margaret

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Lily

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

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