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Household of David Matherson (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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.

David Matherson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Matherson, born in 1837 in , consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Lilly (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Georgina (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), David J (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Phoebe (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jeanie (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Samuel P (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Other, Jane (born 1837 in Ireland) and David's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).


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David Matherson's household

Male

David

Matherson

Head
Female

Lilly

Matherson

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Matherson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Matherson

Daughter
Male

David J

Matherson

Son
Female

Phoebe

Matherson

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

Matherson

Daughter
Male

Samuel P

Matherson

Son
Female

Jane

Gould

Other
Female

Margaret

Croft

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Matherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Matherson

Head

Widower

44

1837

Scotland

Lilly

Matherson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Georgina

Matherson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Matherson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

David J

Matherson

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Matherson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jeanie

Matherson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Samuel P

Matherson

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Gould

Other

Single

44

1837

Ireland

Margaret

Croft

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bootle, Lancashire, England

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