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Household of Matthew Spurr (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Spurr and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Spurr, born in 1839 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Spurr, born in 1830 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1861 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1866 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1868 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), Matthew (born 1871 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1872 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1872 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Spurr's household

Male

Matthew

Spurr

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Spurr

Wife
Male

Joseph

Davey

Son
Male

Thomas

Davey

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Davey

Daughter
Male

John

Davey

Son
Male

Matthew

Spurr

Son
Male

William

Spurr

Son
Female

Jane

Davey

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Spurr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Spurr

Head

Married

42

1839

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Spurr

Wife

Married

51

1830

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Davey

Son

Single

20

1861

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Davey

Son

Single

16

1865

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Davey

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

John

Davey

Son

Single

13

1868

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Spurr

Son

Single

10

1871

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

William

Spurr

Son

Single

9

1872

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Davey

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

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