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Household of Matthew H Whelnall (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Whelnall and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew H Whelnall, born in 1847 in St Pancras, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Matthew H was the head of the household, married to Sarah Whelnall, born in 1850 in Portland, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Frederick W (born 1876 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew H's Servant, Agnes Pearson, born in 1864 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England.


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Matthew H Whelnall's household

Male

Matthew H

Whelnall

Head
Female

Sarah

Whelnall

Wife
Male

Frederick W

Whelnall

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Whelnall

Daughter
Female

Emma

Whelnall

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Pearson

Servant
First name(s) Matthew H
Last name Whelnall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew H

Whelnall

Head

Married

34

1847

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Whelnall

Wife

Married

31

1850

Portland, Dorset, England

Frederick W

Whelnall

Son

Single

5

1876

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Whelnall

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Emma

Whelnall

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Pearson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

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