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Household of Matthew Megginson (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 Megginson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Megginson, born in 1844 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Megginson, born in 1843 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1866 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Smithson (born 1877 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Nurse Child, William Leaf, born in 1880 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.


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Matthew Megginson's household

Male

Matthew

Megginson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Megginson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Megginson

Son
Male

George

Megginson

Son
Female

Alice

Megginson

Daughter
Male

Smithson

Megginson

Son
Male

William

Leaf

Nurse Child
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Megginson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Megginson

Head

Married

37

1844

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Megginson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Megginson

Son

Single

17

1864

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Megginson

Son

Single

15

1866

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Megginson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Smithson

Megginson

Son

Single

4

1877

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

William

Leaf

Nurse Child

Single

1

1880

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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