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Household of Matthew Pomfret (born 1847, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Pomfret, born in 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Alice Pomfret, born in 1856 in Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Mother, Alice (born 1823 in Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England), Matthew's Daughter Sister, Emma (born 1860 in Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England) and Matthew's Boarder Head, Alice (born 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Matthew Pomfret's household

Male

Matthew

Pomfret

Head
Female

Alice

Pomfret

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Pomfret

Daughter
Female

Alice

Moss

Mother
Female

Emma

Moss

Daughter Sister
Female

Alice

Forrest

Boarder Head
Male

Thomas

Forrest

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Pomfret
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Pomfret

Head

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Pomfret

Wife

Married

25

1856

Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pomfret

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Moss

Mother

Married

58

1823

Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England

Emma

Moss

Daughter Sister

Single

21

1860

Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England

Alice

Forrest

Boarder Head

Widow

27

1854

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Forrest

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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