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Household of William Matthewson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

William Matthewson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matthewson, born in 1839 in Whiston, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Matthewson, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Ada M (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Lilian B (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, James (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England) and William's Visitor, Lavinia (born 1828 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William Matthewson's household

Male

William

Matthewson

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Matthewson

Wife
Female

Ada M

Matthewson

Daughter
Female

Lilian B

Matthewson

Daughter
Male

James

Nichols

Visitor
Female

Lavinia

Steel

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Matthewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Whiston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matthewson

Head

Married

42

1839

Whiston, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Matthewson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Ada M

Matthewson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lilian B

Matthewson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

James

Nichols

Visitor

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Steel

Visitor

Single

53

1828

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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