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Household of Henry Geo Matthews (born 1839, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Geo Matthews and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Geo Matthews, born in 1839 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. Henry Geo was the head of the household, married to Ada Mary Matthews, born in 1866 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Ada Mary (born 1866 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Charles Edd (born 1869 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Henry Douglas (born 1871 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Henrietta Frances (born 1877 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry Geo's Servant, Bessie Hormer (born 1859 in Exmouth, Devon, England) and Henry Geo's Servant, Grace (born 1855 in Wiltshire, England).


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Henry Geo Matthews's household

Male

Henry Geo

Matthews

Head
Female

Ada Mary

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Charles Edd

Matthews

Son
Male

Henry Douglas

Matthews

Son
Female

Henrietta Frances

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Bessie Hormer

Irish

Servant
Female

Grace

Payne

Servant
First name(s) Henry Geo
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry Geo

Matthews

Head

Married

42

1839

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ada Mary

Matthews

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Charles Edd

Matthews

Son

Single

12

1869

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Henry Douglas

Matthews

Son

Single

10

1871

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Henrietta Frances

Matthews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Bessie Hormer

Irish

Servant

Single

22

1859

Exmouth, Devon, England

Grace

Payne

Servant

Single

26

1855

Wiltshire, England

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