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Household of Matthew Ferry (born 1841, Durham)

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 Ferry and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Ferry, born in 1841 in Pelton, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ferry, born in 1850 in Durham, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Birtley, Durham, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1874 in Birtley, Durham, England) and Hannah (born 1877 in Fatfield, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Esther Davison Treloggen, born in 1865 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England.


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Matthew Ferry's household

Male

Matthew

Ferry

Head
Female

Margaret

Ferry

Wife
Male

Joseph

Ferry

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Ferry

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Ferry

Daughter
Female

Esther Davison

Treloggen

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Ferry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Pelton, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Ferry

Head

Married

40

1841

Pelton, Durham, England

Margaret

Ferry

Wife

Married

31

1850

Durham, England

Joseph

Ferry

Son

Single

10

1871

Birtley, Durham, England

Elizabeth Ann

Ferry

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birtley, Durham, England

Hannah

Ferry

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Fatfield, Durham, England

Esther Davison

Treloggen

Servant

Single

16

1865

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

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