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Household of Joseph Matthewman (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Matthewman and 17 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Matthewman, born in 1838 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 18 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Matthewman, born in 1844 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Lionel (born 1873 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Constance Ey (born 1874 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Ethel My (born 1876 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Herbert Ar (born 1877 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England) and Dora F (born 1881 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Moth Law, Elizabeth (born 1806 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Pupil, Albert Bn (born 1862 in Burley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Pupil, William Hy (born 1864 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Pupil, Frederick Ar (born 1866 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Pupil, Stanley (born 1866 in Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Pupil, Ferdin Mor (born 1868 in Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Pupil, Tom Robinson (born 1869 in Methley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Pupil, John Willm (born 1872 in Methley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Julia (born 1856 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Rachel (born 1859 in Stornoway, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, Mary Anne Elizh (born 1861 in Warwickshire, England).


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Joseph Matthewman's household

Male

Joseph

Matthewman

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Matthewman

Wife
Male

Lionel

Matthewman

Son
Female

Constance Ey

Matthewman

Daughter
Female

Ethel My

Matthewman

Daughter
Male

Herbert Ar

Matthewman

Son
Female

Dora F

Matthewman

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hey

Moth Law
Male

Albert Bn

Binks

Pupil
Male

William Hy

Padgett

Pupil
Male

Frederick Ar

Padgett

Pupil
Male

Stanley

Yeoman

Pupil
Male

Ferdin Mor

Wheatley

Pupil
Male

Tom Robinson

Taylor

Pupil
Male

John Willm

Taylor

Pupil
Female

Julia

Cotton

Servant
Female

Rachel

Morrison

Servant
Female

Mary Anne Elizh

Cotton

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Matthewman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (18 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Matthewman

Head

Married

43

1838

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Matthewman

Wife

Married

37

1844

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Lionel

Matthewman

Son

Single

8

1873

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Constance Ey

Matthewman

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Ethel My

Matthewman

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Herbert Ar

Matthewman

Son

Single

4

1877

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Dora F

Matthewman

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hey

Moth Law

Widow

75

1806

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Albert Bn

Binks

Pupil

Single

19

1862

Burley, Yorkshire, England

William Hy

Padgett

Pupil

Single

17

1864

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Frederick Ar

Padgett

Pupil

Single

15

1866

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Stanley

Yeoman

Pupil

Single

15

1866

Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England

Ferdin Mor

Wheatley

Pupil

Single

13

1868

Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England

Tom Robinson

Taylor

Pupil

Single

12

1869

Methley, Yorkshire, England

John Willm

Taylor

Pupil

Single

9

1872

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Julia

Cotton

Servant

Single

25

1856

Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England

Rachel

Morrison

Servant

Single

22

1859

Stornoway, Scotland

Mary Anne Elizh

Cotton

Servant

Single

20

1861

Warwickshire, England

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