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Household of Matthew Etherington (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 Etherington and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Etherington, born in 1847 in Piercebridge, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Harriet Etherington, born in 1849 in Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1872 in Sunnyside, Durham, England), Robert (born 1874 in Sunnyside, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Sunnyside, Durham, England) and Martha (born 1876 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's St Son, William (born 1873 in Brandon, Durham, England) and Matthew's Step Son, Thomas (born 1876 in -).


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Matthew Etherington's household

Male

Matthew

Etherington

Head
Female

Harriet

Etherington

Wife
Female

Mary

Etherington

Daughter
Male

Robert

Etherington

Son
Female

Sarah

Etherington

Daughter
Female

Martha

Etherington

Daughter
Male

William

Surtees

St Son
Male

Thomas

Surtees

Step Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Etherington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Piercebridge, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Etherington

Head

Married

34

1847

Piercebridge, Durham, England

Harriet

Etherington

Wife

Married

32

1849

Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Etherington

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunnyside, Durham, England

Robert

Etherington

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunnyside, Durham, England

Sarah

Etherington

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunnyside, Durham, England

Martha

Etherington

Daughter

Single

5

1876

-

William

Surtees

St Son

Single

8

1873

Brandon, Durham, England

Thomas

Surtees

Step Son

Single

5

1876

-

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