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Household of Matthew Skelton (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Skelton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Skelton, born in 1833 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Alice Skelton, born in 1849 in Snainton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur William (born 1872 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England), John Robert (born 1875 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England), Emily Jane (born 1877 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Elizabeth (born 1880 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Visr, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Snainton, Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Visr, Jane (born 1862 in Snainton, Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Appte, John William (born 1864 in Snainton, Yorkshire, England) and Matthew's Appte, Arthur (born 1865 in Duggleby, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Skelton's household

Male

Matthew

Skelton

Head
Female

Alice

Skelton

Wife
Male

Arthur William

Skelton

Son
Male

John Robert

Skelton

Son
Female

Emily Jane

Skelton

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Skelton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lumley

Visr
Female

Jane

Lumley

Visr
Male

John William

Lumley

Appte
Male

Arthur

Bogg

Appte
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Skelton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Skelton

Head

Married

48

1833

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Skelton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Snainton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur William

Skelton

Son

Single

9

1872

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

John Robert

Skelton

Son

Single

6

1875

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

Emily Jane

Skelton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Skelton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Lumley

Visr

Single

15

1866

Snainton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Lumley

Visr

Single

19

1862

Snainton, Yorkshire, England

John William

Lumley

Appte

Single

17

1864

Snainton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Bogg

Appte

Single

16

1865

Duggleby, Yorkshire, England

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