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Household of Matthew Wylam (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 Wylam and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wylam, born in 1837 in Kibblesworth, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Wylam, born in 1847 in Tanfield, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Tanfield, Durham, England), Mary (born 1878 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Stanley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Daughter In Law, Jane Nicholson, born in 1868 in Tanfield, Durham, England.


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Matthew Wylam's household

Male

Matthew

Wylam

Head
Female

Mary

Wylam

Wife
Female

Jane

Nicholson

Daughter In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Wylam

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wylam

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wylam

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wylam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kibblesworth, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wylam

Head

Married

44

1837

Kibblesworth, Durham, England

Mary

Wylam

Wife

Married

34

1847

Tanfield, Durham, England

Jane

Nicholson

Daughter In Law

Single

13

1868

Tanfield, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wylam

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tanfield, Durham, England

Mary

Wylam

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Henry

Wylam

Son

Single

1

1880

Stanley, Durham, England

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