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Household of Matthew Wolstencroft (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 Wolstencroft and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wolstencroft, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Martha Wolstencroft, born in 1845 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1870 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Alice Maud (born 1871 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Edith Eliza (born 1873 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Margaret Cullen, born in 1865 in Widnes, Lancashire, England.


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Matthew Wolstencroft's household

Male

Matthew

Wolstencroft

Head
Female

Martha

Wolstencroft

Wife
Male

Robert

Wolstencroft

Son
Female

Alice Maud

Wolstencroft

Daughter
Female

Edith Eliza

Wolstencroft

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wolstencroft

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wolstencroft

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wolstencroft

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cullen

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wolstencroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wolstencroft

Head

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wolstencroft

Wife

Married

36

1845

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Robert

Wolstencroft

Son

Single

11

1870

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Alice Maud

Wolstencroft

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Edith Eliza

Wolstencroft

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wolstencroft

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Wolstencroft

Son

Single

5

1876

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wolstencroft

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cullen

Servant

Single

16

1865

Widnes, Lancashire, England

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