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Household of Matthew Hirst (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 Hirst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Hirst, born in 1842 in Thornley, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Catherine Hirst, born in 1848 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1872 in Brancepeth, Durham, England), Benjamin (born 1874 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Richard (born 1875 in Brancepeth, Durham, England), John (born 1876 in Waterhouses, Durham, England), George (born 1877 in Waterhouses, Durham, England) and Matthew (born 1881 in Waterhouses, Durham, England).


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Matthew Hirst's household

Male

Matthew

Hirst

Head
Female

Catherine

Hirst

Wife
Female

Mary

Hirst

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Hirst

Son
Male

Richard

Hirst

Son
Male

John

Hirst

Son
Male

George

Hirst

Son
Male

Matthew

Hirst

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Hirst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Thornley, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Hirst

Head

Married

39

1842

Thornley, Durham, England

Catherine

Hirst

Wife

Married

33

1848

Durham, England

Mary

Hirst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Brancepeth, Durham, England

Benjamin

Hirst

Son

Single

7

1874

Lanchester, Durham, England

Richard

Hirst

Son

Single

6

1875

Brancepeth, Durham, England

John

Hirst

Son

Single

5

1876

Waterhouses, Durham, England

George

Hirst

Son

Single

4

1877

Waterhouses, Durham, England

Matthew

Hirst

Son

Single

0

1881

Waterhouses, Durham, England

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