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Household of James Matcham (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, Kent, 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.

James Matcham and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Matcham, born in 1847 in Coldred, Kent, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Matcham, born in 1849 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. They had 4 children; William J (born 1871 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1873 in Coldred, Kent, England), Richard C (born 1876 in Shepherdswell, Kent, England) and Ada M (born 1878 in Shepherdswell, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Richard (born 1863 in Whitfield, Kent, England), James's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Kent, England) and James's Boarder, Frederick (born 1867 in River, Kent, England).


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James Matcham's household

Male

James

Matcham

Head
Female

Mary

Matcham

Wife
Male

William J

Matcham

Son
Male

Henry

Matcham

Son
Male

Richard C

Matcham

Son
Female

Ada M

Matcham

Daughter
Male

Richard

Chandler

Boarder
Male

James

Dowle

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Chandler

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Matcham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Coldred, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Matcham

Head

Married

34

1847

Coldred, Kent, England

Mary

Matcham

Wife

Married

32

1849

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

William J

Matcham

Son

Single

10

1871

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Henry

Matcham

Son

Single

8

1873

Coldred, Kent, England

Richard C

Matcham

Son

Single

5

1876

Shepherdswell, Kent, England

Ada M

Matcham

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shepherdswell, Kent, England

Richard

Chandler

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Whitfield, Kent, England

James

Dowle

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Kent, England

Frederick

Chandler

Boarder

Single

14

1867

River, Kent, England

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