Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Matthews (born 1839, Cardiganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anglesey, Anglesey, Wales

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matthews, born in 1839 in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah M Matthews, born in 1846 in Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Annie S (born 1872 in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales), John R (born 1874 in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales), Sarah E (born 1875 in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales), Claudia M (born 1877 in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales) and Margaret M (born 1880 in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary J (born 1854 in Penegoes, Montgomeryshire, Wales), John's Servant, Mary (born 1852 in Anglesey, Wales) and John's Servant, Catherine (born 1861 in Llanbadrig, Anglesey, Wales).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Female

Sarah M

Matthews

Wife
Female

Annie S

Matthews

Daughter
Male

John R

Matthews

Son
Female

Sarah E

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Claudia M

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Margaret M

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Davies

Servant
Female

Mary

Williams

Servant
Female

Catherine

Jones

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales

Sarah M

Matthews

Wife

Married

35

1846

Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

Annie S

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales

John R

Matthews

Son

Single

7

1874

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales

Sarah E

Matthews

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales

Claudia M

Matthews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales

Margaret M

Matthews

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales

Mary J

Davies

Servant

Single

27

1854

Penegoes, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Mary

Williams

Servant

Single

29

1852

Anglesey, Wales

Catherine

Jones

Servant

Single

20

1861

Llanbadrig, Anglesey, Wales

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Matthews in Anglesey in 1881, and follow the Matthews family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Matthews

We’ve found John Matthews in 1041 family trees. Find out more about John Matthews' household and view the Matthews family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census