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Household of Matthew R Harwood (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 R Harwood and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew R Harwood, born in 1849 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew R was the head of the household, married to Nancy Harwood, born in 1844 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew R's Boarder, Mary (born 1814 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Matthew R's Boarder, George (born 1827 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England) and Matthew R's Boarder, Henry (born 1866 in Marston, Bedfordshire, England).


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Matthew R Harwood's household

Male

Matthew R

Harwood

Head
Female

Nancy

Harwood

Wife
Female

Margaret

Harwood

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Harwood

Daughter
Female

Emma

Harwood

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lingard

Boarder
Male

George

Page

Boarder
Male

Henry

Page

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew R
Last name Harwood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew R

Harwood

Head

Married

32

1849

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Harwood

Wife

Married

37

1844

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Harwood

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Harwood

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Emma

Harwood

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lingard

Boarder

Single

67

1814

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Page

Boarder

Single

54

1827

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Henry

Page

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Marston, Bedfordshire, England

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