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Household of Matthew Sturdy (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 Sturdy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Sturdy, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sturdy, born in 1831 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes (born 1859 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Emily (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth A (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Brother-In-Law, William A (born 1838 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Visitor, Duncan (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Sturdy's household

Male

Matthew

Sturdy

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sturdy

Wife
Female

Agnes

Sturdy

Daughter
Female

Emily

Sturdy

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Sturdy

Daughter
Male

John

Sturdy

Son
Male

William A

Sturdy

Brother-In-Law
Male

Duncan

Peritt

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Sturdy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Sturdy

Head

Married

50

1831

England

Elizabeth

Sturdy

Wife

Married

50

1831

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Sturdy

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emily

Sturdy

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Sturdy

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Sturdy

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William A

Sturdy

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

43

1838

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Duncan

Peritt

Visitor

Widower

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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