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Household of Matthew Ward (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Ward and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Ward, born in 1831 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Ward, born in 1833 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Mother In Law, Jane Jones, born in 1801 in -.


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Matthew Ward's household

Male

Matthew

Ward

Head
Female

Jane

Ward

Wife
Male

George

Ward

Son
Male

William

Ward

Son
Male

James

Ward

Son
Female

Jane

Jones

Mother In Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Ward

Head

Married

50

1831

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ward

Wife

Married

48

1833

Bolton, Lancashire, England

George

Ward

Son

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Ward

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Ward

Son

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Jones

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

-

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