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Household of Matthew Hedley (born 1840, Yorkshire)

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 Hedley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Hedley, born in 1840 in Bowes, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Alice Hedley, born in 1838 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mabel Elizabeth (born 1873 in Langho, Lancashire, England), Harold Thomas (born 1875 in Langho, Lancashire, England), Joseph Walton (born 1880 in Langho, Lancashire, England) and Bertha (born 1881 in Langho, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Phoebe (born 1858 in Iron Bridge, Shropshire, England), Matthew's Servant, Sarah Elizabeth (born 1861 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Matthew's Servant, A?ice (born 1859 in Wellington, Shropshire, England).


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Matthew Hedley's household

Male

Matthew

Hedley

Head
Female

Jane Alice

Hedley

Wife
Female

Mabel Elizabeth

Hedley

Daughter
Male

Harold Thomas

Hedley

Son
Male

Joseph Walton

Hedley

Son
Female

Bertha

Hedley

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Aston

Servant
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Johns

Servant
Female

A?ice

Garbett

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Hedley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bowes, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Hedley

Head

Married

41

1840

Bowes, Yorkshire, England

Jane Alice

Hedley

Wife

Married

43

1838

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mabel Elizabeth

Hedley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Langho, Lancashire, England

Harold Thomas

Hedley

Son

Single

6

1875

Langho, Lancashire, England

Joseph Walton

Hedley

Son

Single

1

1880

Langho, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Hedley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Langho, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Aston

Servant

Single

23

1858

Iron Bridge, Shropshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Johns

Servant

Single

20

1861

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

A?ice

Garbett

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wellington, Shropshire, England

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