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Household of Edward Matthews (born 1855, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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.

Edward Matthews and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Matthews, born in 1855 in Penselwood, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Matthews, born in 1856 in Zeals, Wiltshire, England. They had 2 children; Edward (born 1879 in Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Brother, Ernest Matthews, born in 1865 in Penselwood, Somerset, England.


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Edward Matthews's household

Male

Edward

Matthews

Head
Female

Mary

Matthews

Wife
Male

Edward

Matthews

Son
Male

Herbert

Matthews

Son
Male

Ernest

Matthews

Brother
First name(s) Edward
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Penselwood, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Matthews

Head

Married

26

1855

Penselwood, Somerset, England

Mary

Matthews

Wife

Married

25

1856

Zeals, Wiltshire, England

Edward

Matthews

Son

Single

2

1879

Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset, England

Herbert

Matthews

Son

Single

1

1880

Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset, England

Ernest

Matthews

Brother

Single

16

1865

Penselwood, Somerset, England

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