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Household of Ben Matthews (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Ben Matthews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Matthews, born in 1827 in Shepley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Hannah Matthews, born in 1829 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Louisa (born 1855 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Morris (born 1856 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1861 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Haydn (born 1863 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England) and Annie (born 1870 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Florence, born 1877 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England.


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Ben Matthews's household

Male

Ben

Matthews

Head
Female

Hannah

Matthews

Wife
Female

Louisa

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Morris

Matthews

Son
Male

Walter

Matthews

Son
Male

Haydn

Matthews

Son
Female

Annie

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Florence

Matthews

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Ben
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Matthews

Head

Married

54

1827

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Matthews

Wife

Married

52

1829

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Matthews

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Morris

Matthews

Son

Single

25

1856

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Matthews

Son

Single

20

1861

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Haydn

Matthews

Son

Single

18

1863

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Matthews

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

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