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Household of Mathew Trewhella (born 1818, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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.

Mathew Trewhella and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Trewhella, born in 1818 in Lelant, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Mary Trewhella, born in 1827 in Towednack, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1853 in Lelant, Cornwall, England), Robert R (born 1855 in Lelant, Cornwall, England) and John (born 1856 in Lelant, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Mathew's Servant, Christiana (born 1823 in Towednack, Cornwall, England) and Mathew's Servant, John (born 1865 in St Erth, Cornwall, England).


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Mathew Trewhella's household

Male

Mathew

Trewhella

Head
Female

Mary

Trewhella

Wife
Male

William

Trewhella

Son
Male

Robert R

Trewhella

Son
Male

John

Trewhella

Son
Female

Christiana

Wallis

Servant
Male

John

Rogers

Servant
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Trewhella
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Lelant, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Trewhella

Head

Married

63

1818

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Mary

Trewhella

Wife

Married

54

1827

Towednack, Cornwall, England

William

Trewhella

Son

Single

28

1853

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Robert R

Trewhella

Son

Single

26

1855

Lelant, Cornwall, England

John

Trewhella

Son

Single

25

1856

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Christiana

Wallis

Servant

Widow

58

1823

Towednack, Cornwall, England

John

Rogers

Servant

Single

16

1865

St Erth, Cornwall, England

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