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Household of Margaret Matthews (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hendon, Middlesex, 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.

Margaret Matthews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Matthews, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Alice Roberta (born 1863 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Robert Arthur (born 1865 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Agnes Emma (born 1868 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and Margaret (born 1873 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Niece, Charlotte (born 1868 in St Martin, Middlesex, England), Margaret's Servant, Eliza (born 1859 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England) and Margaret's Servant, James (born 1844 in Hendon, Middlesex, England).


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Margaret Matthews's household

Female

Margaret

Matthews

Head
Female

Alice Roberta

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Robert Arthur

Matthews

Son
Female

Agnes Emma

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Henderson

Niece
Female

Eliza

Eynot

Servant
Male

James

Batty

Servant
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Matthews

Head

Widow

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice Roberta

Matthews

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Robert Arthur

Matthews

Son

Single

16

1865

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Agnes Emma

Matthews

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Matthews

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Henderson

Niece

Single

13

1868

St Martin, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Eynot

Servant

Single

22

1859

Caversham, Oxfordshire, England

James

Batty

Servant

-

37

1844

Hendon, Middlesex, England

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