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Household of Matthew Mc Elhotton (born 1849)

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 Mc Elhotton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Mc Elhotton, born in 1849 in , consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Mc Elhotton, born in 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1874 in Felling, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Hebburn, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Hebburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Boarder, Thomas (born 1826 in Ireland) and Matthew's Boarder, Joseph (born 1866 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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Matthew Mc Elhotton's household

Male

Matthew

Mc Elhotton

Head
Female

Mary

Mc Elhotton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Kelley

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Kelley

Boarder
Male

John

Mc Elhotton

Son
Male

Thomas

Mc Elhotton

Son
Female

Mary

Mc Elhotton

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Mc Elhotton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Mc Elhotton

Head

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Mary

Mc Elhotton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Kelley

Boarder

Widower

55

1826

Ireland

Joseph

Kelley

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Mc Elhotton

Son

Single

7

1874

Felling, Durham, England

Thomas

Mc Elhotton

Son

Single

5

1876

Hebburn, Durham, England

Mary

Mc Elhotton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hebburn, Durham, England

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