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Household of Matthew Wood (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 Wood and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wood, born in 1841 in Hightown, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wood, born in 1839 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Harriet (born 1865 in Adwalton, Yorkshire, England), Ralph (born 1871 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1872 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1875 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1877 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Step Daughter, Lena Haley, born in 1861 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England.


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Matthew Wood's household

Male

Matthew

Wood

Head
Female

Sarah

Wood

Wife
Female

Lena

Haley

Step Daughter
Female

Harriet

Wood

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Wood

Son
Female

Jane

Wood

Daughter
Female

Edith

Wood

Daughter
Male

Fred

Wood

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hightown, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wood

Head

Married

40

1841

Hightown, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wood

Wife

Married

42

1839

Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Lena

Haley

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Wood

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Adwalton, Yorkshire, England

Ralph

Wood

Son

Single

10

1871

Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Wood

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Wood

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Wood

Son

Single

4

1877

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

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