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Household of Matthew Stirzaker (born 1812, 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 Stirzaker and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Stirzaker, born in 1812 in Garstang, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Stirzaker, born in 1821 in Great Eccleston, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1850 in Preston, Dorset, England. They had 3 grandchildren; John (born 1870 in Preston, Dorset, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Preston, Dorset, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Preston, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger, Catherine Seed, born in 1831 in Preston, Dorset, England.


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Matthew Stirzaker's household

Male

Matthew

Stirzaker

Head
Female

Margaret

Stirzaker

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gardner

Daughter
Male

John

Gardner

Grand Son
Female

Ellen

Gardner

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gardner

Grand Daughter
Female

Catherine

Seed

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Stirzaker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Garstang, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Stirzaker

Head

Married

69

1812

Garstang, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Stirzaker

Wife

Married

60

1821

Great Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gardner

Daughter

Widow

31

1850

Preston, Dorset, England

John

Gardner

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Dorset, England

Ellen

Gardner

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Gardner

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Dorset, England

Catherine

Seed

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Preston, Dorset, England

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