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Household of John Matthews (born 1850, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aston, Warwickshire, 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 1850 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Matthews, born in 1848 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Eleanor (born 1872 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), John (born 1875 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Olive (born 1862 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England) and John's Boarder, Jane M (born 1849 in Sussex, England).


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John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Female

Mary J

Matthews

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Matthews

Daughter
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Olive

Davis

Sister In Law
Female

Jane M

Harris

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

31

1850

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Mary J

Matthews

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Eleanor

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

John

Matthews

Son

Single

6

1875

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Olive

Davis

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

Jane M

Harris

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Sussex, England

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