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Household of Isaac Matthews (born 1845, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Isaac Matthews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isaac Matthews, born in 1845 in Takeley, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Isaac was the head of the household, married to Caroline Matthews, born in 1845 in Haggerston, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Frederick (born 1869 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), George (born 1872 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Isaac's Lodger, Henry Geckendo, born in 1860 in Acton, Middlesex, England.


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Isaac Matthews's household

Male

Isaac

Matthews

Head
Female

Caroline

Matthews

Wife
Male

Frederick

Matthews

Son
Male

George

Matthews

Son
Male

Arthur

Matthews

Son
Female

Edith

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Henry

Geckendo

Lodger
First name(s) Isaac
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Takeley, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isaac

Matthews

Head

Married

36

1845

Takeley, Essex, England

Caroline

Matthews

Wife

Married

36

1845

Haggerston, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Matthews

Son

Single

12

1869

Stepney, Middlesex, England

George

Matthews

Son

Single

9

1872

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Matthews

Son

Single

5

1876

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Edith

Matthews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Henry

Geckendo

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Acton, Middlesex, England

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