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Household of John Matthews (born 1824, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matthews, born in 1824 in Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to J Matthews, born in 1834 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1857 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Alice (born 1863 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1872 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Charles (born 1874 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Catey (born 1878 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, S (born 1864 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Step Son, Robert (born 1866 in Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Female

J

Matthews

Wife
Male

Edward

Matthews

Son
Female

Alice

Matthews

Daughter
Male

William

Matthews

Son
Male

Charles

Matthews

Son
Female

Catey

Matthews

Daughter
Female

S

Price

Step Daughter
Male

Robert

Price

Step Son
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

57

1824

Glamorganshire, Wales

J

Matthews

Wife

Married

47

1834

Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Matthews

Son

Single

24

1857

Glamorganshire, Wales

Alice

Matthews

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Matthews

Son

Single

9

1872

Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles

Matthews

Son

Single

7

1874

Glamorganshire, Wales

Catey

Matthews

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Glamorganshire, Wales

S

Price

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Glamorganshire, Wales

Robert

Price

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Glamorganshire, Wales

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