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Household of Henry Matthews (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Matthews, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary A Matthews, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Edith (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Father In Law, Richard (born 1823 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Henry's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1822 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Servant, Marion (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Matthews's household

Male

Henry

Matthews

Head
Female

Mary A

Matthews

Wife
Female

Edith

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Walter

Matthews

Son
Male

Richard

Dearman

Father In Law
Female

Ann

Dearman

Mother In Law
Female

Marion

Ellis

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Matthews

Head

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Matthews

Wife

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith

Matthews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Matthews

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Dearman

Father In Law

Married

58

1823

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Dearman

Mother In Law

Married

59

1822

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Marion

Ellis

Servant

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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