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Household of Matthew Hanks (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 Hanks and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Hanks, born in 1840 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Hanks, born in 1846 in Jarrow, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Ann Fisher (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elenor (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), George Hy (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Lodger, John (born 1857 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Matthew's Visitor, Mary Jane (born 1863 in -).


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Matthew Hanks's household

Male

Matthew

Hanks

Head
Female

Jane

Hanks

Wife
Female

Ann Fisher

Hanks

Daughter
Female

Elenor

Hanks

Daughter
Male

George Hy

Hanks

Son
Male

Matthew

Hanks

Son
Female

Mary

Hanks

Daughter
Male

John

Cook

Lodger
Female

Mary Jane

Horsburgh

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Hanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Hanks

Head

Married

41

1840

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane

Hanks

Wife

Married

35

1846

Jarrow, Durham, England

Ann Fisher

Hanks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Elenor

Hanks

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

George Hy

Hanks

Son

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Matthew

Hanks

Son

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Hanks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

John

Cook

Lodger

Single

24

1857

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Horsburgh

Visitor

Single

18

1863

-

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