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Household of Alfred Matthews (born 1828, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, 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.

Alfred Matthews and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Matthews, born in 1828 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Frances H Matthews, born in 1828 in Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1854 in Newington, Surrey, England), Emma (born 1860 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Edwin J (born 1861 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Herbert D (born 1863 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Charles (born 1865 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Kate (born 1868 in Southwark, Surrey, England) and Amelia (born 1870 in Southwark, Surrey, England). They had 1 grandchild; Violet B, born 1881 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Servant, Laura Fletcher, born in 1857 in Brighton, Sussex, England.


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Alfred Matthews's household

Male

Alfred

Matthews

Head
Female

Frances H

Matthews

Wife
Male

George

Matthews

Son
Female

Emma

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Edwin J

Matthews

Son
Male

Herbert D

Matthews

Son
Male

Charles

Matthews

Son
Female

Kate

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Violet B

Shirley

Grand Daughter
Female

Laura

Fletcher

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Matthews

Head

Married

53

1828

Southwark, Surrey, England

Frances H

Matthews

Wife

Married

53

1828

Middlesex, England

George

Matthews

Son

Single

27

1854

Newington, Surrey, England

Emma

Matthews

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Southwark, Surrey, England

Edwin J

Matthews

Son

Single

20

1861

Southwark, Surrey, England

Herbert D

Matthews

Son

Single

18

1863

Southwark, Surrey, England

Charles

Matthews

Son

Single

16

1865

Southwark, Surrey, England

Kate

Matthews

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Southwark, Surrey, England

Amelia

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Southwark, Surrey, England

Violet B

Shirley

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Laura

Fletcher

Servant

Single

24

1857

Brighton, Sussex, England

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