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Household of Arthur Matthews (born 1835, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Arthur Matthews and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Matthews, born in 1835 in Orleton, Herefordshire, consisted of 6 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Emma E Matthews, born in 1864 in Deptford, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Emma E (born 1864 in Deptford, Kent, England), Louisa A (born 1868 in Deptford, Kent, England), Ada G (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Edith (born 1879 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Arthur's Lodger, Samuel Bassett, born in 1841 in Poplar, Middlesex, England.


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Arthur Matthews's household

Male

Arthur

Matthews

Head
Female

Emma E

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Louisa A

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Ada G

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Edith

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Bassett

Lodger
First name(s) Arthur
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Orleton, Herefordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

Matthews

Head

Married

46

1835

Orleton, Herefordshire, England

Emma E

Matthews

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Deptford, Kent, England

Louisa A

Matthews

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Deptford, Kent, England

Ada G

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

Edith

Matthews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Deptford, Kent, England

Samuel

Bassett

Lodger

Widower

40

1841

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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