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Household of Matthew Cardew (born 1838, 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.

Matthew Cardew and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Cardew, born in 1838 in Towednack, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Cardew, born in 1840 in Towednack, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Minnie (born 1866 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England), Bessie (born 1867 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England) and Annie (born 1869 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Sister In Law, Helen Richards, born in 1858 in Towednack, Cornwall, England.


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Matthew Cardew's household

Male

Matthew

Cardew

Head
Female

Mary

Cardew

Wife
Female

Minnie

Cardew

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Cardew

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cardew

Daughter
Female

Helen

Richards

Sister In Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Cardew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Towednack, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Cardew

Head

Married

43

1838

Towednack, Cornwall, England

Mary

Cardew

Wife

Married

41

1840

Towednack, Cornwall, England

Minnie

Cardew

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Cardew

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Annie

Cardew

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Helen

Richards

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

Towednack, Cornwall, England

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