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Household of Matthew Ward (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 Ward and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Ward, born in 1825 in Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ward, born in 1832 in Chapelhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1863 in Snydale, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Boarder Head, Sam (born 1848 in Yorkshire, England) and Matthew's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Methley, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Ward's household

Male

Matthew

Ward

Head
Female

Sarah

Ward

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Ward

Daughter
Male

Sam

Hoyle

Boarder Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hoyle

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Ward

Head

Married

56

1825

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ward

Wife

Married

49

1832

Chapelhill, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Ward

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Snydale, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Hoyle

Boarder Head

Married

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hoyle

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Methley, Yorkshire, England

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