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Household of Elizabeth Matterson (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

Elizabeth Matterson and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Matterson, born in 1816 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 15 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Teacher, Maria (born 1838 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth's Teacher, Wilhelmina L (born 1831 in France), Elizabeth's Teacher, Mary (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth's Teacher, Rosetta (born 1861 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England), Elizabeth's Pupil, Ada (born 1863 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England), Elizabeth's Pupil, Margaret (born 1865 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth's Pupil, Kate (born 1865 in Glentham, Lincolnshire, England), Elizabeth's Pupil, Elsie (born 1865 in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth's Pupil, Fanny (born 1865 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth's Pupil, Mary E (born 1867 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth's Servant, Mary (born 1846 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England), Elizabeth's Servant, Bridget (born 1857 in Mayo, Ireland), Elizabeth's Servant, Gertrude (born 1866 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth's Servant, Sarah (born 1866 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England).


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Elizabeth Matterson's household

Female

Elizabeth

Matterson

Head
Female

Maria

Myers

Teacher
Female

Wilhelmina L

Schleiering

Teacher
Female

Mary

Davidson

Teacher
Female

Rosetta

Young

Teacher
Female

Ada

Young

Pupil
Female

Margaret

White

Pupil
Female

Kate

Palmer

Pupil
Female

Elsie

Crowther

Pupil
Female

Fanny

Cropper

Pupil
Female

Mary E

White

Pupil
Female

Mary

Cooper

Servant
Female

Bridget

Higgins

Servant
Female

Gertrude

Asquith

Servant
Female

Sarah

Batty

Servant
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Matterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Matterson

Head

Single

65

1816

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Myers

Teacher

Single

43

1838

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Wilhelmina L

Schleiering

Teacher

Single

50

1831

France

Mary

Davidson

Teacher

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Rosetta

Young

Teacher

Single

20

1861

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Ada

Young

Pupil

Single

18

1863

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Margaret

White

Pupil

Single

16

1865

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Kate

Palmer

Pupil

Single

16

1865

Glentham, Lincolnshire, England

Elsie

Crowther

Pupil

Single

16

1865

Pudsey, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Cropper

Pupil

Single

16

1865

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Mary E

White

Pupil

Single

14

1867

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cooper

Servant

Single

35

1846

Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Bridget

Higgins

Servant

Single

24

1857

Mayo, Ireland

Gertrude

Asquith

Servant

Single

15

1866

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Batty

Servant

Single

15

1866

Settrington, Yorkshire, England

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