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Household of Henry A Matthews (born 1841, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Giles, London,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.

Henry A Matthews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry A Matthews, born in 1841 in Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Henry A was the head of the household, married to Eliza Matthews, born in 1840 in Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Julia J A (born 1871 in Chelsea, Surrey, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Chelsea, Surrey, England), Bessie (born 1877 in St Giles, Middlesex, England), Katie (born 1879 in St Giles, Middlesex, England) and Rosie (born 1881 in St Giles, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry A's Sister, Jane Coombs, born in 1833 in Dorset, England.


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Henry A Matthews's household

Male

Henry A

Matthews

Head
Female

Eliza

Matthews

Wife
Female

Julia J A

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Matthews

Son
Female

Bessie

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Katie

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Rosie

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Jane

Coombs

Sister
First name(s) Henry A
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry A

Matthews

Head

Married

40

1841

Dorset, England

Eliza

Matthews

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dorset, England

Julia J A

Matthews

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chelsea, Surrey, England

Joseph

Matthews

Son

Single

9

1872

Chelsea, Surrey, England

Bessie

Matthews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Katie

Matthews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Rosie

Matthews

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Jane

Coombs

Sister

Married

48

1833

Dorset, England

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