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Household of Henry Matthews (born 1846, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Matthews, born in 1846 in St Just, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Matthews, born in 1848 in Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; James H (born 1868 in Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales), Eliza Mary (born 1872 in Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales), Joseph (born 1874 in Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales), Rebecca (born 1876 in Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales), Henry (born 1878 in Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John (born 1880 in Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Henry Matthews's household

Male

Henry

Matthews

Head
Female

Rebecca

Matthews

Wife
Male

James H

Matthews

Son
Female

Eliza Mary

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Matthews

Son
Female

Rebecca

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Henry

Matthews

Son
Male

John

Matthews

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place St Just, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Matthews

Head

Married

35

1846

St Just, Cornwall, England

Rebecca

Matthews

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cornwall, England

James H

Matthews

Son

Single

13

1868

Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza Mary

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph

Matthews

Son

Single

7

1874

Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rebecca

Matthews

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Matthews

Son

Single

3

1878

Mitchelston, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Matthews

Son

Single

1

1880

Glamorganshire, Wales

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