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Household of Matthew Dryden (born 1853, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Dryden and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Dryden, born in 1853 in Morpeth, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dryden, born in 1854 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Andrew (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), William (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and George (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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Matthew Dryden's household

Male

Matthew

Dryden

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dryden

Wife
Male

Andrew

Dryden

Son
Male

William

Dryden

Son
Female

Mary

Dryden

Daughter
Male

George

Dryden

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Dryden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Dryden

Head

Married

28

1853

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Dryden

Wife

Married

27

1854

Scotland

Andrew

Dryden

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Dryden

Son

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Dryden

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

George

Dryden

Son

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

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