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Household of Matthew H Earle (born 1832, 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 H Earle and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew H Earle, born in 1832 in Houghton, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Matthew H was the head of the household, married to Betsey A Earle, born in 1842 in High Town, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Alfred H (born 1864 in Houghton, Durham, England), Charlotte E (born 1866 in Houghton, Durham, England), Frank S (born 1870 in Houghton, Durham, England), Sarah S A (born 1874 in Houghton, Durham, England), Matthew E (born 1878 in Houghton, Durham, England) and William F (born 1878 in Houghton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew H's Sister In Law, Sophia (born 1847 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England) and Matthew H's Servant, Dorothy (born 1864 in Lumley, Durham, England).


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Matthew H Earle's household

Male

Matthew H

Earle

Head
Female

Betsey A

Earle

Wife
Male

Alfred H

Earle

Son
Female

Charlotte E

Earle

Daughter
Male

Frank S

Earle

Son
Female

Sarah S A

Earle

Daughter
Male

Matthew E

Earle

Son
Male

William F

Earle

Son
Female

Sophia

Stepney

Sister In Law
Female

Dorothy

Lowerson

Servant
First name(s) Matthew H
Last name Earle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Houghton, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew H

Earle

Head

Married

49

1832

Houghton, Durham, England

Betsey A

Earle

Wife

Married

39

1842

High Town, Yorkshire, England

Alfred H

Earle

Son

Single

17

1864

Houghton, Durham, England

Charlotte E

Earle

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Houghton, Durham, England

Frank S

Earle

Son

Single

11

1870

Houghton, Durham, England

Sarah S A

Earle

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Houghton, Durham, England

Matthew E

Earle

Son

Single

3

1878

Houghton, Durham, England

William F

Earle

Son

Single

3

1878

Houghton, Durham, England

Sophia

Stepney

Sister In Law

Single

34

1847

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Lowerson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lumley, Durham, England

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