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Household of Matthew Webster (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Webster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Webster, born in 1847 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary J Webster, born in 1839 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), Dorothy (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England), Michael (born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Miles (born 1879 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Esther Cottingham, born in 1857 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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Matthew Webster's household

Male

Matthew

Webster

Head
Female

Mary J

Webster

Wife
Female

Hannah

Webster

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Webster

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Webster

Daughter
Male

Michael

Webster

Son
Male

Miles

Webster

Son
Female

Esther

Cottingham

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Webster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Webster

Head

Married

34

1847

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Webster

Wife

Married

42

1839

York, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Webster

Daughter

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Webster

Daughter

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Webster

Daughter

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Michael

Webster

Son

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

Miles

Webster

Son

Single

2

1879

York, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Cottingham

Servant

Single

24

1857

York, Yorkshire, England

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