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Household of John Matson (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

John Matson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matson, born in 1852 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Matson, born in 1853 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1855 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1858 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Matilda (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Betty Taylor, born in 1827 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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John Matson's household

Male

John

Matson

Head
Female

Mary

Matson

Wife
Female

Annie

Matson

Daughter
Female

Betty

Taylor

Mother In Law
Female

Sarah A

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Travis

Son
Female

Hannah

Travis

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Travis

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Matson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matson

Head

Married

29

1852

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Matson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Matson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Betty

Taylor

Mother In Law

Widow

54

1827

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Taylor

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Taylor

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Travis

Son

Single

23

1858

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Travis

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Travis

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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