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Household of George Mathews (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

George Mathews and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Mathews, born in 1839 in Crewkerne, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mathews, born in 1837 in Hinton St George, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Emma (born 1863 in Fareham, Hampshire, England), Lizzie (born 1864 in Fareham, Hampshire, England), Alice (born 1866 in Fareham, Hampshire, England), Fred (born 1872 in Fareham, Hampshire, England), Willie (born 1874 in Fareham, Hampshire, England) and Ernest (born 1876 in Fareham, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Apprentice, James Mc Gill, born in 1866 in Dudley, Hampshire, England.


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George Mathews's household

Male

George

Mathews

Head
Female

Eliza

Mathews

Wife
Female

Emma

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Alice

Mathews

Daughter
Male

Fred

Mathews

Son
Male

Willie

Mathews

Son
Male

Ernest

Mathews

Son
Male

James

Mc Gill

Apprentice
First name(s) George
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Mathews

Head

Married

42

1839

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Eliza

Mathews

Wife

Married

44

1837

Hinton St George, Somerset, England

Emma

Mathews

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Fareham, Hampshire, England

Lizzie

Mathews

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Fareham, Hampshire, England

Alice

Mathews

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Fareham, Hampshire, England

Fred

Mathews

Son

Single

9

1872

Fareham, Hampshire, England

Willie

Mathews

Son

Single

7

1874

Fareham, Hampshire, England

Ernest

Mathews

Son

Single

5

1876

Fareham, Hampshire, England

James

Mc Gill

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Dudley, Hampshire, England

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