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Household of James Matthews (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 Matthews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Matthews, born in 1833 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Bridget Matthews, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Ireland), Patrick (born 1867 in Ireland) and James (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1833 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Patrick (born 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Matthews's household

Male

James

Matthews

Head
Female

Bridget

Matthews

Wife
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Male

Thomas

Matthews

Son
Male

Patrick

Matthews

Son
Male

James

Matthews

Son
Male

Thomas

McCombes

Lodger
Male

Patrick

Butler

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Matthews

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Bridget

Matthews

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

John

Matthews

Son

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Matthews

Son

Single

15

1866

Ireland

Patrick

Matthews

Son

Single

14

1867

Ireland

James

Matthews

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

McCombes

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Butler

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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