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Household of Matthew Idle (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 Idle and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Idle, born in 1836 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Martha Idle, born in 1837 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1857 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1866 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Louise (born 1870 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Idle's household

Male

Matthew

Idle

Head
Female

Martha

Idle

Wife
Male

Robert

Idle

Son
Female

Alice

Idle

Daughter
Female

Louise

Idle

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Idle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Matthew

Idle

Head

Married

45

1836

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Idle

Wife

Married

44

1837

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Idle

Son

Single

24

1857

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Idle

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Louise

Idle

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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