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Household of Matthew Gawthorp (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight,Hampshire, 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 Gawthorp and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Gawthorp, born in 1816 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; George M (born 1847 in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Alfred (born 1849 in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England) and Augusta M (born 1843 in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Hampshire, England) and Matthew's Servant, Frederick M (born 1862 in Yarmouth, Suffolk, England).


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Matthew Gawthorp's household

Male

Matthew

Gawthorp

Head
Male

George M

Gawthorp

Son
Male

Alfred

Gawthorp

Son
Female

Augusta M

Gawthorp

Daughter
Female

Mary

Silsbury

Servant
Male

Frederick M

Martin

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Gawthorp
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Gawthorp

Head

Widower

65

1816

York, Yorkshire, England

George M

Gawthorp

Son

Single

34

1847

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Alfred

Gawthorp

Son

Single

32

1849

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Augusta M

Gawthorp

Daughter

Single

38

1843

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Mary

Silsbury

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hampshire, England

Frederick M

Martin

Servant

Single

19

1862

Yarmouth, Suffolk, England

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