Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Matthew Lawson (born 1830, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Lawson and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Lawson, born in 1830 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lawson, born in 1832 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1850 in South Shields, Durham, England), Christopher (born 1860 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Isabella (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Lionel (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Beatrice (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Matthew Lawson's household

Male

Matthew

Lawson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lawson

Wife
Male

William

Lawson

Son
Male

Christopher

Lawson

Son
Female

Isabella

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Lawson

Daughter
Male

Lionel

Lawson

Son
Female

Beatrice

Lawson

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Lawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Lawson

Head

Married

51

1830

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Lawson

Wife

Married

49

1832

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Lawson

Son

Single

31

1850

South Shields, Durham, England

Christopher

Lawson

Son

Single

21

1860

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Lawson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Lawson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lionel

Lawson

Son

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice

Lawson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Matthew Lawson in Leeds in 1881, and follow the Lawson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Matthew Lawson

We’ve found Matthew Lawson in 35 family trees. Find out more about Matthew Lawson's household and view the Lawson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census