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Household of Eliza Matthews (born 1834, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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.

Eliza Matthews and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eliza Matthews, born in 1834 in Helston, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Eliza was the head of the household, married to Jane Matthews, born in 1856 in Breage, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1856 in Breage, Cornwall, England), Emma H (born 1860 in Breage, Cornwall, England), John (born 1862 in Breage, Cornwall, England), Robert (born 1867 in Breage, Cornwall, England), Lizzie E (born 1869 in Breage, Cornwall, England) and Matilda (born 1874 in Breage, Cornwall, England).


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Eliza Matthews's household

Female

Eliza

Matthews

Head
Female

Jane

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Emma H

Matthews

Daughter
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Male

Robert

Matthews

Son
Female

Lizzie E

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Matthews

Daughter
First name(s) Eliza
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Helston, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eliza

Matthews

Head

Married

47

1834

Helston, Cornwall, England

Jane

Matthews

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Breage, Cornwall, England

Emma H

Matthews

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Breage, Cornwall, England

John

Matthews

Son

Single

19

1862

Breage, Cornwall, England

Robert

Matthews

Son

Single

14

1867

Breage, Cornwall, England

Lizzie E

Matthews

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Breage, Cornwall, England

Matilda

Matthews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Breage, Cornwall, England

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