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Household of Henry Matthews (born 1850, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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 Matthews and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Matthews, born in 1850 in Marshwood, Dorset, consisted of 3 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Matthews, born in 1853 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Mother In Law, Rebecca Jeffery, born in 1806 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England.


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Henry Matthews's household

Male

Henry

Matthews

Head
Female

Sarah A

Matthews

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Jeffery

Mother In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Marshwood, Dorset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Matthews

Head

Married

31

1850

Marshwood, Dorset, England

Sarah A

Matthews

Wife

Married

28

1853

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Rebecca

Jeffery

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

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