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Household of Matthew Howe (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Howe and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Howe, born in 1839 in Fence Houses, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Howe, born in 1849 in Washington, Durham, England. They had 8 children; Matthew (born 1864 in Lumley, Durham, England), Grace B (born 1867 in Windy Nook, Durham, England), Jane A (born 1869 in Windy Nook, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Wardley, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Wardley, Durham, England), Mary (born 1875 in Wardley, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Wardley, Durham, England) and George (born 1880 in Wardley, Durham, England).


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Matthew Howe's household

Male

Matthew

Howe

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Howe

Wife
Male

Matthew

Howe

Son
Female

Grace B

Howe

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Howe

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Howe

Son
Female

Margaret

Howe

Daughter
Female

Mary

Howe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Howe

Daughter
Male

George

Howe

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Howe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Fence Houses, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Howe

Head

Married

42

1839

Fence Houses, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Howe

Wife

Married

32

1849

Washington, Durham, England

Matthew

Howe

Son

Single

17

1864

Lumley, Durham, England

Grace B

Howe

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Windy Nook, Durham, England

Jane A

Howe

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Windy Nook, Durham, England

Thomas

Howe

Son

Single

9

1872

Wardley, Durham, England

Margaret

Howe

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wardley, Durham, England

Mary

Howe

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wardley, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Howe

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wardley, Durham, England

George

Howe

Son

Single

1

1880

Wardley, Durham, England

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