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Household of Matthew Hirst (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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 Hirst and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Hirst, born in 1819 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Harriet Hirst, born in 1835 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Anne H A (born 1865 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1867 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Olive (born 1869 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1874 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1876 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Hirst's household

Male

Matthew

Hirst

Head
Female

Harriet

Hirst

Wife
Female

Anne H A

Hirst

Daughter
Female

Emma

Hirst

Daughter
Female

Olive

Hirst

Daughter
Male

Fred

Hirst

Son
Female

Mary

Hirst

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Hirst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Hirst

Head

Married

62

1819

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Hirst

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Anne H A

Hirst

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Hirst

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Olive

Hirst

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Hirst

Son

Single

7

1874

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hirst

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

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