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Household of Matthew Mackey (born 1850, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Mackey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Mackey, born in 1850 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jessie Mackey, born in 1852 in Whitley, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Joshua (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Benjamin (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Richard (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Mother In Law, Mary Yeaman, born in 1817 in Whitley, Northumberland, England.


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Matthew Mackey's household

Male

Matthew

Mackey

Head
Female

Jessie

Mackey

Wife
Female

Jessie

Mackey

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Mackey

Son
Male

Benjamin

Mackey

Son
Female

Mary

Mackey

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Mackey

Son
Male

Richard

Mackey

Son
Female

Mary

Yeaman

Mother In Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Mackey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Mackey

Head

Married

31

1850

South Shields, Durham, England

Jessie

Mackey

Wife

Married

29

1852

Whitley, Northumberland, England

Jessie

Mackey

Daughter

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

Joshua

Mackey

Son

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Benjamin

Mackey

Son

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Mackey

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Matthew

Mackey

Son

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Richard

Mackey

Son

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Yeaman

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Whitley, Northumberland, England

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