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Household of Thomas Matthewson (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Thomas Matthewson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Matthewson, born in 1835 in Ryton, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Matthewson, born in 1844 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Barbara Jane (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Ann (born 1870 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John Robert (born 1875 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Thomas George (born 1879 in Ryton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1810 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Thomas's Niece, Eliza Ann (born 1864 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Thomas Matthewson's household

Male

Thomas

Matthewson

Head
Female

Agnes

Matthewson

Wife
Female

Barbara Jane

Matthewson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Matthewson

Daughter
Male

John Robert

Matthewson

Son
Male

Thomas George

Matthewson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Farrage

Mother In Law
Female

Eliza Ann

Harrison

Niece
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Matthewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ryton, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Matthewson

Head

Married

46

1835

Ryton, Durham, England

Agnes

Matthewson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Barbara Jane

Matthewson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ann

Matthewson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John Robert

Matthewson

Son

Single

6

1875

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas George

Matthewson

Son

Single

2

1879

Ryton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Farrage

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Gateshead, Durham, England

Eliza Ann

Harrison

Niece

Single

17

1864

Gateshead, Durham, England

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