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Household of Matthew Weakley (born 1807, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 Weakley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Weakley, born in 1807 in Martock, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Weakley, born in 1823 in Badgworth, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Edwin (born 1863 in Worle, Somerset, England) and Sarah (born 1854 in Wales). They had 1 grandchild; Charles, born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Wifes Father, Robert (born 1797 in Somerset, England), Matthew's Lodger, Henry (born 1859 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Matthew's Lodger, Gilbert (born 1864 in Worle, Somerset, England).


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Matthew Weakley's household

Male

Matthew

Weakley

Head
Female

Mary

Weakley

Wife
Male

Edwin

Weakley

Son
Female

Sarah

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Robert

Lynham

Wifes Father
Male

Charles

Davis

Grand Son
Male

Henry

Fear

Lodger
Male

Gilbert

Sperring

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Weakley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Martock, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Weakley

Head

Married

74

1807

Martock, Somerset, England

Mary

Weakley

Wife

Married

58

1823

Badgworth, Somerset, England

Edwin

Weakley

Son

Single

18

1863

Worle, Somerset, England

Sarah

Parsons

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Wales

Robert

Lynham

Wifes Father

Widower

84

1797

Somerset, England

Charles

Davis

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Henry

Fear

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Gilbert

Sperring

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Worle, Somerset, England

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