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Household of Thomas Mather (born 1836, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Thomas Mather and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mather, born in 1836 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dory Mather, born in 1838 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; John Thomas (born 1871 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), George Allan (born 1876 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and Dorothy Middleton (born 1863 in North Shields, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, John James Ratcliffe, born in 1861 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Thomas Mather's household

Male

Thomas

Mather

Head
Female

Elizabeth Dory

Mather

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Mather

Son
Male

George Allan

Mather

Son
Male

John James

Ratcliffe

Son In Law
Female

Dorothy Middleton

Ratcliffe

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mather
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mather

Head

Married

45

1836

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth Dory

Mather

Wife

Married

43

1838

North Shields, Northumberland, England

John Thomas

Mather

Son

Single

10

1871

North Shields, Northumberland, England

George Allan

Mather

Son

Single

5

1876

North Shields, Northumberland, England

John James

Ratcliffe

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Dorothy Middleton

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Married

18

1863

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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