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Household of Matilda Wiggins (born 1840, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Witney, Oxfordshire, 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.

Matilda Wiggins and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matilda Wiggins, born in 1840 in Burford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 7 members. Matilda was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Amelia H (born 1867 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England), Ellen M (born 1870 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England) and Annie (born 1871 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matilda's Visitor, Alice (born 1853 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Matilda's Governess, Janet (born 1857 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and Matilda's Servant, Lizzie (born 1865 in Leafield, Oxfordshire, England).


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Matilda Wiggins's household

Female

Matilda

Wiggins

Head
Female

Amelia H

Wiggins

Daughter
Female

Ellen M

Wiggins

Daughter
Female

Annie

Wiggins

Daughter
Female

Alice

Andrew

Visitor
Female

Janet

Cowley

Governess
Female

Lizzie

Pratley

Servant
First name(s) Matilda
Last name Wiggins
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Burford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matilda

Wiggins

Head

Widow

41

1840

Burford, Oxfordshire, England

Amelia H

Wiggins

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Ellen M

Wiggins

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Annie

Wiggins

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Alice

Andrew

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Janet

Cowley

Governess

Single

24

1857

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Lizzie

Pratley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Leafield, Oxfordshire, England

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