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Household of James Mathews (born 1852, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, 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.

James Mathews and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mathews, born in 1852 in Woolwich, Kent, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily Mathews, born in 1855 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1877 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Eliza Weed, born in 1857 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.


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James Mathews's household

Male

James

Mathews

Head
Female

Emily

Mathews

Wife
Male

James

Mathews

Son
Male

Arthur

Mathews

Son
Female

Eliza

Weed

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Woolwich, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mathews

Head

Married

29

1852

Woolwich, Kent, England

Emily

Mathews

Wife

Married

26

1855

Islington, Middlesex, England

James

Mathews

Son

Single

4

1877

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Mathews

Son

Single

2

1879

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Weed

Sister In Law

Single

24

1857

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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