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Household of David Matthews (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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.

David Matthews and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Matthews, born in 1843 in Kingsland, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Sophia Matthews, born in 1847 in Brixton, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Mary L (born 1870 in Dorking, Surrey, England) and Oliver C (born 1879 in St James, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in St Giles, Middlesex, England) and David's Visitor, Benjamin (born 1858 in St George, Middlesex, England).


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David Matthews's household

Male

David

Matthews

Head
Female

Sophia

Matthews

Wife
Female

Mary L

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Oliver C

Matthews

Son
Female

Mary

Scammell

Servant
Male

Benjamin

Hedges

Visitor
First name(s) David
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Matthews

Head

Married

38

1843

Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Matthews

Wife

Married

34

1847

Brixton, Surrey, England

Mary L

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dorking, Surrey, England

Oliver C

Matthews

Son

Single

2

1879

St James, Middlesex, England

Mary

Scammell

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Hedges

Visitor

Single

23

1858

St George, Middlesex, England

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