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Household of Matthew Scales (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Scales and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Scales, born in 1855 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Scales, born in 1853 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Emma (born 1877 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1879 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Scales's household

Male

Matthew

Scales

Head
Female

Mary

Scales

Wife
Female

Emma

Scales

Daughter
Female

Ada

Scales

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Scales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Scales

Head

Married

26

1855

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Scales

Wife

Married

28

1853

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Scales

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Scales

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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