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Household of Matthew Eggleston (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 Eggleston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Eggleston, born in 1844 in Easington Lane, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Eggleston, born in 1848 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), William (born 1879 in Easington Lane, Durham, England) and Mary Ann (born 1881 in Easington Lane, Durham, England).


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Matthew Eggleston's household

Male

Matthew

Eggleston

Head
Female

Sarah

Eggleston

Wife
Male

John

Eggleston

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Eggleston

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Eggleston

Daughter
Male

William

Eggleston

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Eggleston

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Eggleston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Easington Lane, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Eggleston

Head

Married

37

1844

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Sarah

Eggleston

Wife

Married

33

1848

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

John

Eggleston

Son

Single

8

1873

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Eggleston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Hannah

Eggleston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Easington Lane, Durham, England

William

Eggleston

Son

Single

2

1879

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Eggleston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Easington Lane, Durham, England

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