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Household of Matthew Ovington (born 1854, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 Ovington and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Ovington, born in 1854 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Ovington, born in 1853 in Bellingham, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1879 in Leadgate, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Stepson, John (born 1872 in Leadgate, Durham, England), Matthew's Stepson, Henry (born 1874 in Leadgate, Durham, England), Matthew's Step Daughter, Jane A (born 1876 in Leadgate, Durham, England) and Matthew's Boarder, Thomas (born 1850 in Cumberland, England).


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Matthew Ovington's household

Male

Matthew

Ovington

Head
Female

Mary

Ovington

Wife
Male

John

Millhouse

Stepson
Male

Henry

Millhouse

Stepson
Female

Jane A

Millhouse

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ovington

Son
Male

Thomas

Muchell

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Ovington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Ovington

Head

Married

27

1854

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Ovington

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bellingham, Northumberland, England

John

Millhouse

Stepson

Single

9

1872

Leadgate, Durham, England

Henry

Millhouse

Stepson

Single

7

1874

Leadgate, Durham, England

Jane A

Millhouse

Step Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leadgate, Durham, England

Thomas

Ovington

Son

Single

2

1879

Leadgate, Durham, England

Thomas

Muchell

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Cumberland, England

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