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Household of Matthew Trewhella (born 1850, 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 Trewhella and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Trewhella, born in 1850 in Towednack, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Trewhella, born in 1850 in Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1877 in Cornwall, England), Jane (born 1878 in Cornwall, England), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Cornwall, England) and Kate (born 1881 in Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Eliza (born 1865 in Cornwall, England) and Matthew's Servant, John (born 1832 in Madron, Cornwall, England).


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Matthew Trewhella's household

Male

Matthew

Trewhella

Head
Female

Jane

Trewhella

Wife
Female

Mary

Trewhella

Daughter
Female

Jane

Trewhella

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Trewhella

Daughter
Female

Kate

Trewhella

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Quick

Servant
Male

John

Peak

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Trewhella
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Towednack, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Trewhella

Head

Married

31

1850

Towednack, Cornwall, England

Jane

Trewhella

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cornwall, England

Mary

Trewhella

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cornwall, England

Jane

Trewhella

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Trewhella

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cornwall, England

Kate

Trewhella

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cornwall, England

Eliza

Quick

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cornwall, England

John

Peak

Servant

Married

49

1832

Madron, Cornwall, England

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