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Household of Matthew Emmerson (born 1836, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 Emmerson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Emmerson, born in 1836 in Benwell, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Emmerson, born in 1835 in Lamesley, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Eleanor (born 1862 in Lamesley, Durham, England), William (born 1865 in Lamesley, Durham, England), Jane (born 1867 in Lamesley, Durham, England), Ann (born 1868 in Lamesley, Durham, England), Stephen (born 1872 in Lamesley, Durham, England), Francis (born 1874 in Lamesley, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1875 in Lamesley, Durham, England).


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Matthew Emmerson's household

Male

Matthew

Emmerson

Head
Female

Margaret

Emmerson

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Emmerson

Daughter
Male

William

Emmerson

Son
Female

Jane

Emmerson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Emmerson

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Emmerson

Son
Male

Francis

Emmerson

Son
Female

Margaret

Emmerson

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Emmerson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Benwell, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Emmerson

Head

Married

45

1836

Benwell, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Emmerson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Lamesley, Durham, England

Eleanor

Emmerson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lamesley, Durham, England

William

Emmerson

Son

Single

16

1865

Lamesley, Durham, England

Jane

Emmerson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lamesley, Durham, England

Ann

Emmerson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lamesley, Durham, England

Stephen

Emmerson

Son

Single

9

1872

Lamesley, Durham, England

Francis

Emmerson

Son

Single

7

1874

Lamesley, Durham, England

Margaret

Emmerson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lamesley, Durham, England

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