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Household of Joseph Mathews (born 1843, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Joseph Mathews and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mathews, born in 1843 in Chillington, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Muriah Mathews, born in 1841 in Chillington, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1868 in Chillington, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Chillington, Somerset, England), William (born 1872 in Chillington, Somerset, England), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Chillington, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Chillington, Somerset, England), Martha (born 1878 in Chillington, Somerset, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Chillington, Somerset, England).


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Joseph Mathews's household

Male

Joseph

Mathews

Head
Female

Muriah

Mathews

Wife
Female

Ellen

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mathews

Daughter
Male

William

Mathews

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Mathews

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Mathews

Son
Female

Martha

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Edith

Mathews

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Chillington, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mathews

Head

Married

38

1843

Chillington, Somerset, England

Muriah

Mathews

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chillington, Somerset, England

Ellen

Mathews

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chillington, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Mathews

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chillington, Somerset, England

William

Mathews

Son

Single

9

1872

Chillington, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Mathews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chillington, Somerset, England

Thomas

Mathews

Son

Single

5

1876

Chillington, Somerset, England

Martha

Mathews

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chillington, Somerset, England

Edith

Mathews

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chillington, Somerset, England

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