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Household of Francis Matthews (born 1837, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Francis Matthews and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Matthews, born in 1837 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Anne Matthews, born in 1837 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Francis (born 1854 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1856 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1859 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Hannah (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Eleanor, born 1875 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Francis's Lodger, Patrick (born 1831 in Ireland) and Francis's Lodger, Patrick (born 1864 in Scotland).


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Francis Matthews's household

Male

Francis

Matthews

Head
Female

Anne

Matthews

Wife
Male

Francis

Matthews

Son
Male

Samuel

Matthews

Son
Female

Martha

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Matthews

Grand Daughter
Male

Patrick

Conley

Lodger
Male

Patrick

Conley

Lodger
First name(s) Francis
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Matthews

Head

Married

44

1837

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Anne

Matthews

Wife

Married

44

1837

Gateshead, Durham, England

Francis

Matthews

Son

Widower

27

1854

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Matthews

Son

Single

25

1856

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Matthews

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Matthews

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Matthews

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Patrick

Conley

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Patrick

Conley

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Scotland

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