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Household of Matthew Ward (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Ward and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Ward, born in 1829 in Whitby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Ward, born in 1830 in Cowpen, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Benjamin (born 1855 in South Shields, Durham, England), John (born 1857 in South Shields, Durham, England), Jane (born 1860 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Joseph (born 1865 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Father In Law, William Hailes, born in 1802 in Preston, Northumberland, England.


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Matthew Ward's household

Male

Matthew

Ward

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Ward

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Ward

Son
Male

John

Ward

Son
Female

Jane

Ward

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ward

Son
Male

William

Hailes

Father In Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Ward

Head

Married

52

1829

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Ward

Wife

Married

51

1830

Cowpen, Northumberland, England

Benjamin

Ward

Son

Single

26

1855

South Shields, Durham, England

John

Ward

Son

Single

24

1857

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane

Ward

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Joseph

Ward

Son

Single

16

1865

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Hailes

Father In Law

Widower

79

1802

Preston, Northumberland, England

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