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Household of John Matson (born 1808, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matson, born in 1808 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 grandchildren; George (born 1856 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1856 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Great Grand Daughter, Edith Emmerson, born in 1880 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England.


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John Matson's household

Male

John

Matson

Head
Male

George

Emmerson

Grand Son
Female

Mary Ann

Emmerson

Grand Daughter
Female

Edith

Emmerson

Great Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Matson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matson

Head

Widower

73

1808

Hull, Yorkshire, England

George

Emmerson

Grand Son

Married

25

1856

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Emmerson

Grand Daughter

Married

25

1856

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Emmerson

Great Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

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