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Household of John Matterson (born 1829, Lancashire)

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.

John Matterson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matterson, born in 1829 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Matterson, born in 1838 in Bebington, Cheshire, England. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1865 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), John (born 1866 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Richard (born 1873 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Sarah A (born 1874 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Alice (born 1878 in -).


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John Matterson's household

Male

John

Matterson

Head
Female

Mary

Matterson

Wife
Female

Mary

Matterson

Daughter
Male

John

Matterson

Son
Male

Joseph

Matterson

Son
Female

Ellen

Matterson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Matterson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Matterson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Matterson

Son
Female

Alice

Matterson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Matterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Matterson

Head

Married

52

1829

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Matterson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bebington, Cheshire, England

Mary

Matterson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

John

Matterson

Son

Single

15

1866

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Matterson

Son

Single

13

1868

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Matterson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Richard

Matterson

Son

Single

8

1873

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Matterson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Robert

Matterson

Son

Single

5

1876

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Alice

Matterson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

-

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