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Household of Joseph Matthews (born 1840, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Matthews and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Matthews, born in 1840 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Matthews, born in 1834 in Fulbrook, Oxfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Maud S (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Ernest J (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Niece, Eliza Harrison, born in 1862 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph Matthews's household

Male

Joseph

Matthews

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Wife
Female

Maud S

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Ernest J

Matthews

Son
Female

Eliza

Harrison

Niece
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Matthews

Head

Married

41

1840

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Wife

Married

47

1834

Fulbrook, Oxfordshire, England

Maud S

Matthews

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ernest J

Matthews

Son

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Harrison

Niece

Single

19

1862

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

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