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Household of James Matterfree (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, 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 Matterfree and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Matterfree, born in 1843 in Teignmouth, Devon, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Matterfree, born in 1837 in West Hendred, Berkshire, England. They had 7 children; Matilda (born 1862 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), William (born 1869 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Lilly (born 1876 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1880 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1855 in Hastings, Sussex, England), Henry J A (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England) and Edward A A (born 1879 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Mary (born 1831 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England), James's Lod Head, Henry (born 1860 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and James's Lod Head, Henry J A (born 1849 in Derbyshire, England).


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James Matterfree's household

Male

James

Matterfree

Head
Female

Jane

Matterfree

Wife
Female

Matilda

Matterfree

Daughter
Male

William

Matterfree

Son
Female

Lilly

Matterfree

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mason

Boarder
Male

Henry

Iggulden

Lod Head
Female

Susan

Iggulden

Wife
Male

Arthur

Iggulden

Son
Male

Henry J A

Flower

Lod Head
Female

Emma

Flower

Daughter
Male

Henry J A

Flower

Son
Male

Edward A A

Flower

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Matterfree
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Teignmouth, Devon, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Matterfree

Head

Married

38

1843

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Jane

Matterfree

Wife

Married

44

1837

West Hendred, Berkshire, England

Matilda

Matterfree

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Paddington, Middlesex, England

William

Matterfree

Son

Single

12

1869

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Lilly

Matterfree

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Mary

Mason

Boarder

Married

50

1831

Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

Henry

Iggulden

Lod Head

Married

21

1860

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Susan

Iggulden

Wife

Married

21

1860

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Iggulden

Son

Single

1

1880

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Henry J A

Flower

Lod Head

Married

32

1849

Derbyshire, England

Emma

Flower

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Hastings, Sussex, England

Henry J A

Flower

Son

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Edward A A

Flower

Son

Single

2

1879

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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