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Household of Matthew Henderson (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Henderson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Henderson, born in 1844 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 4 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Henderson, born in 1841 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth A, born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Mary Fairgrieve, born in 1864 in Scotland.


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Matthew Henderson's household

Male

Matthew

Henderson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Henderson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fairgrieve

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Henderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Henderson

Head

Married

37

1844

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Henderson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Henderson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Fairgrieve

Servant

Single

17

1864

Scotland

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