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Household of Amos B Matthews (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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.

Amos B Matthews and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Amos B Matthews, born in 1842 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Amos B was the head of the household, married to Dorcas P Matthews, born in 1845 in Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; Rose R (born 1868 in Haugh, Devon, England), Emily M (born 1869 in Haugh, Devon, England), Clara M (born 1871 in Gunnislake, Cornwall, England), Annie W (born 1873 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England), Sydney A (born 1876 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England), Harry B (born 1877 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England) and Elsie D (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Amos B's Lady Help, Geraldine Hollingsworth, born in 1854 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.


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Amos B Matthews's household

Male

Amos B

Matthews

Head
Female

Dorcas P

Matthews

Wife
Female

Rose R

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Emily M

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Clara M

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Annie W

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Sydney A

Matthews

Son
Male

Harry B

Matthews

Son
Female

Elsie D

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Geraldine

Hollingsworth

Lady Help
First name(s) Amos B
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Amos B

Matthews

Head

Married

39

1842

Exeter, Devon, England

Dorcas P

Matthews

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cornwall, England

Rose R

Matthews

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Haugh, Devon, England

Emily M

Matthews

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Haugh, Devon, England

Clara M

Matthews

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gunnislake, Cornwall, England

Annie W

Matthews

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Matlock, Derbyshire, England

Sydney A

Matthews

Son

Single

5

1876

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Harry B

Matthews

Son

Single

4

1877

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Elsie D

Matthews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Geraldine

Hollingsworth

Lady Help

Single

27

1854

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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