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Household of James Mathews (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

James Mathews and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mathews, born in 1836 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabel Mathews, born in 1844 in Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1866 in Jarrow, Durham, England), John (born 1871 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Mary (born 1873 in Jarrow, Durham, England), William (born 1876 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Isabel (born 1881 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Ireland), James's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Scotland) and James's Boarder, Hugh (born 1852 in Scotland).


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James Mathews's household

Male

James

Mathews

Head
Female

Isabel

Mathews

Wife
Male

James

Mathews

Son
Male

John

Mathews

Son
Female

Mary

Mathews

Daughter
Male

William

Mathews

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Mathews

Daughter
Male

William

Farrel

Boarder
Male

William

Alexander

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Mc Gee

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mathews

Head

Married

45

1836

Preston, Lancashire, England

Isabel

Mathews

Wife

Married

37

1844

Scotland

James

Mathews

Son

Single

15

1866

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Mathews

Son

Single

10

1871

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary

Mathews

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Jarrow, Durham, England

William

Mathews

Son

Single

5

1876

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Mathews

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Isabel

Mathews

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

William

Farrel

Boarder

-

30

1851

Ireland

William

Alexander

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Hugh

Mc Gee

Boarder

-

29

1852

Scotland

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