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Household of Matthew Davison (born 1835, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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.

Matthew Davison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Davison, born in 1835 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Davison, born in 1838 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Martha Ann (born 1867 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1868 in Tow Law, Durham, England), John W (born 1871 in Kelloe, Durham, England) and Elizabeth J (born 1875 in Waterhouses, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Lodger, John (born 1853 in Cumberland, England) and Matthew's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Westmorland, England).


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Matthew Davison's household

Male

Matthew

Davison

Head
Female

Mary

Davison

Wife
Female

Martha Ann

Davison

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Davison

Son
Male

John W

Davison

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Davison

Daughter
Male

John

Bateman

Lodger
Male

William

Wilson

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Davison

Head

Married

46

1835

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Davison

Wife

Married

43

1838

Durham, Durham, England

Martha Ann

Davison

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tow Law, Durham, England

Matthew

Davison

Son

Single

13

1868

Tow Law, Durham, England

John W

Davison

Son

Single

10

1871

Kelloe, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Davison

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Waterhouses, Durham, England

John

Bateman

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Cumberland, England

William

Wilson

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Westmorland, England

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