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Household of John Matson (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knaresborough, 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.

John Matson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matson, born in 1815 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Matson, born in 1815 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Hannah (born 1843 in -) and Thomas (born 1846 in Yorkshire, England). They had 4 grandchildren; Thomas (born 1868 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1869 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England), Gory (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John Matson's household

Male

John

Matson

Head
Female

Ann

Matson

Wife
Female

Hannah

Matson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Matson

Son
Male

Thomas

Matson

Grand Son
Male

Henry

Matson

Grand Son
Male

Gory

Matson

Grand Son
Male

John W

Matson

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Matson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matson

Head

Married

66

1815

Yorkshire, England

Ann

Matson

Wife

Married

66

1815

Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Matson

Daughter

Single

38

1843

-

Thomas

Matson

Son

Married

35

1846

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Matson

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Matson

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Gory

Matson

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John W

Matson

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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