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Household of John W Mathews (born 1846, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cannock, Staffordshire, 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 W Mathews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Mathews, born in 1846 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Catherine T Mathews, born in 1850 in Scotland. They had 3 children; John H (born 1874 in Acton Trussell, Staffordshire, England), Catherine L (born 1875 in Acton Trussell, Staffordshire, England) and Seymour H (born 1878 in Acton Trussell, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1851 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England), John W's Servant, Emily J (born 1851 in Derbyshire, England) and John W's Servant, Louisa (born 1860 in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England).


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John W Mathews's household

Male

John W

Mathews

Head
Female

Catherine T

Mathews

Wife
Male

John H

Mathews

Son
Female

Catherine L

Mathews

Daughter
Male

Seymour H

Mathews

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Adams

Servant
Female

Emily J

Handley

Servant
Female

Louisa

Fletcher

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Mathews

Head

Married

35

1846

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Catherine T

Mathews

Wife

Married

31

1850

Scotland

John H

Mathews

Son

Single

7

1874

Acton Trussell, Staffordshire, England

Catherine L

Mathews

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Acton Trussell, Staffordshire, England

Seymour H

Mathews

Son

Single

3

1878

Acton Trussell, Staffordshire, England

Mary Jane

Adams

Servant

Single

30

1851

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Emily J

Handley

Servant

Single

30

1851

Derbyshire, England

Louisa

Fletcher

Servant

Single

21

1860

Penkridge, Staffordshire, England

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