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Household of Matthew Taken (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Taken and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Taken, born in 1842 in Newport, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Hannah J Taken, born in 1840 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Emily (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ralph H (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Edmund (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Father Law, Ralph Stafford, born in 1804 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Matthew Taken's household

Male

Matthew

Taken

Head
Female

Hannah J

Taken

Wife
Female

Hannah

Taken

Daughter
Female

Emily

Taken

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Taken

Son
Male

Ralph H

Taken

Son
Male

Edmund

Taken

Son
Male

Ralph

Stafford

Father Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Taken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newport

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Taken

Head

Married

39

1842

Newport

Hannah J

Taken

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hannah

Taken

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Emily

Taken

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

Matthew

Taken

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ralph H

Taken

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edmund

Taken

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ralph

Stafford

Father Law

Widower

77

1804

Sunderland, Durham, England

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