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Household of Matthew Plant (born 1831, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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 Plant and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Plant, born in 1831 in Staffordshire, consisted of 14 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Plant, born in 1837 in Derbyshire, England. They had 11 children; Mary Eliz (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Jane Hardy (born 1867 in Alsager, Cheshire, England), Kate Hardy (born 1868 in Alsager, Cheshire, England), Thomas Alfred (born 1870 in Alsager, Cheshire, England), Benjamin H (born 1871 in Alsager, Cheshire, England), Joseph Dain (born 1873 in Alsager, Cheshire, England), Lizzy Hardy (born 1875 in Alsager, Cheshire, England), William Hardy (born 1876 in Alsager, Cheshire, England), Eleanor Hardy (born 1878 in Alsager, Cheshire, England), Cyprus Dain (born 1879 in Alsager, Cheshire, England) and Annie Dain (born 1881 in Alsager, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Sarah Eliz Hensh, born in 1864 in Newchapel, Staffordshire, England.


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Matthew Plant's household

Male

Matthew

Plant

Head
Female

Jane

Plant

Wife
Female

Mary Eliz

Plant

Daughter
Female

Jane Hardy

Plant

Daughter
Female

Kate Hardy

Plant

Daughter
Male

Thomas Alfred

Plant

Son
Male

Benjamin H

Plant

Son
Male

Joseph Dain

Plant

Son
Female

Lizzy Hardy

Plant

Daughter
Male

William Hardy

Plant

Son
Female

Eleanor Hardy

Plant

Daughter
Male

Cyprus Dain

Plant

Son
Female

Annie Dain

Plant

Daughter
Female

Sarah Eliz

Hensh

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Plant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Plant

Head

Married

50

1831

Staffordshire, England

Jane

Plant

Wife

Married

44

1837

Derbyshire, England

Mary Eliz

Plant

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane Hardy

Plant

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Alsager, Cheshire, England

Kate Hardy

Plant

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Alsager, Cheshire, England

Thomas Alfred

Plant

Son

Single

11

1870

Alsager, Cheshire, England

Benjamin H

Plant

Son

Single

10

1871

Alsager, Cheshire, England

Joseph Dain

Plant

Son

Single

8

1873

Alsager, Cheshire, England

Lizzy Hardy

Plant

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Alsager, Cheshire, England

William Hardy

Plant

Son

Single

5

1876

Alsager, Cheshire, England

Eleanor Hardy

Plant

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Alsager, Cheshire, England

Cyprus Dain

Plant

Son

Single

2

1879

Alsager, Cheshire, England

Annie Dain

Plant

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Alsager, Cheshire, England

Sarah Eliz

Hensh

Servant

Single

17

1864

Newchapel, Staffordshire, England

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