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Household of Matthew Parkinson (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 Parkinson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Parkinson, born in 1850 in Shaw, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Alice Parkinson, born in 1856 in Shaw, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah A (born 1875 in Shaw, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Hannah Barry, born in 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Matthew Parkinson's household

Male

Matthew

Parkinson

Head
Female

Alice

Parkinson

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Parkinson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Parkinson

Son
Female

Eliza

Parkinson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Barry

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Parkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Shaw, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Parkinson

Head

Married

31

1850

Shaw, Lancashire, England

Alice

Parkinson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Shaw, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Parkinson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shaw, Lancashire, England

Edward

Parkinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Parkinson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Barry

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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