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Household of William Matson (born 1833, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, 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.

William Matson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matson, born in 1833 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Matson, born in 1835 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; Fred (born 1864 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England), Harriet (born 1869 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England), George (born 1874 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England) and Willie (born 1880 in Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Matson's household

Male

William

Matson

Head
Female

Mary

Matson

Wife
Male

Fred

Matson

Son
Female

Harriet

Matson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Matson

Daughter
Male

George

Matson

Son
Female

Alice

Matson

Daughter
Male

Willie

Matson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Matson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matson

Head

Married

48

1833

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Matson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Fred

Matson

Son

Single

17

1864

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Harriet

Matson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Matson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

George

Matson

Son

Single

7

1874

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Alice

Matson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

Willie

Matson

Son

Single

1

1880

Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England

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