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Household of John Matthews (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, 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.

John Matthews and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matthews, born in 1843 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriett J Matthews, born in 1850 in Burwell, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Constance M (born 1877 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), William R (born 1879 in Ealing, Middlesex, England) and George B (born 1880 in Ealing, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Susan J (born 1866 in Greenford, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Milly M (born 1864 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).


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John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Female

Harriett J

Matthews

Wife
Female

Constance M

Matthews

Daughter
Male

William R

Matthews

Son
Male

George B

Matthews

Son
Female

Susan J

Lovelock

Servant
Female

Milly M

Swift

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Torquay, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

38

1843

Torquay, Devon, England

Harriett J

Matthews

Wife

Married

31

1850

Burwell, Lincolnshire, England

Constance M

Matthews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Paddington, Middlesex, England

William R

Matthews

Son

Single

2

1879

Ealing, Middlesex, England

George B

Matthews

Son

Single

1

1880

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Susan J

Lovelock

Servant

Single

15

1866

Greenford, Middlesex, England

Milly M

Swift

Servant

Single

17

1864

Paddington, Middlesex, England

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