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Household of Henry Matthews (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Matthews, born in 1841 in Wath, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Maria Matthews, born in 1852 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George Law (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Rowland (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Elizabeth Fillingham, born in 1863 in Haxey, Lincolnshire, England.


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Henry Matthews's household

Male

Henry

Matthews

Head
Female

Elizabeth Maria

Matthews

Wife
Female

Annie

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Frank

Matthews

Son
Male

George Law

Matthews

Son
Male

Rowland

Matthews

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter
Male

James

Matthews

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fillingham

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wath, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Matthews

Head

Married

40

1841

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Maria

Matthews

Wife

Married

29

1852

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Annie

Matthews

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Matthews

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George Law

Matthews

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Rowland

Matthews

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Matthews

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Fillingham

Servant

Single

18

1863

Haxey, Lincolnshire, England

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