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Household of Alexander Matthew (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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.

Alexander Matthew and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Matthew, born in 1842 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Emily Jane Mathew, born in 1856 in Clapham Park, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Alexander W (born 1879 in Clapham Park, Surrey, England) and Reginald Wilcox (born 1881 in Clapham Park, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Suffolk, England), Alexander's Servant, Emily M (born 1857 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England), Alexander's Servant, Betsey (born 1850 in Halesworth, Suffolk, England) and Alexander's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1865 in Suffolk, England).


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Alexander Matthew's household

Male

Alexander

Matthew

Head
Female

Emily Jane

Mathew

Wife
Male

Alexander W

Mathew

Son
Male

Reginald Wilcox

Mathew

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Barton

Servant
Female

Emily M

Nutt

Servant
Female

Betsey

Goldsmith

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Harris

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Matthew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Matthew

Head

Married

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Emily Jane

Mathew

Wife

Married

25

1856

Clapham Park, Surrey, England

Alexander W

Mathew

Son

Single

2

1879

Clapham Park, Surrey, England

Reginald Wilcox

Mathew

Son

Single

0

1881

Clapham Park, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Barton

Servant

Single

25

1856

Suffolk, England

Emily M

Nutt

Servant

Single

24

1857

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Betsey

Goldsmith

Servant

Single

31

1850

Halesworth, Suffolk, England

Mary Ann

Harris

Servant

Single

16

1865

Suffolk, England

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