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Household of Thomas Mather (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Thomas Mather and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mather, born in 1853 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Alice Mather, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Alice (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Jane Rothwell, born in 1864 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Mather's household

Male

Thomas

Mather

Head
Female

Sarah Alice

Mather

Wife
Male

George

Mather

Son
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Mather

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mather

Daughter
Female

Annie

Mather

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rothwell

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mather
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mather

Head

Married

28

1853

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah Alice

Mather

Wife

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Mather

Son

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Mather

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mather

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Annie

Mather

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Rothwell

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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