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Household of Matthew Trewhella (born 1808, 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 1808 in Lelant, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Grace Trewhella, born in 1815 in Gulval, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Elezebeth (born 1844 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England) and Mary J (born 1846 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England). They had 3 grandchildren; John (born 1866 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), Norah (born 1868 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England) and Matthew (born 1873 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Richard Thomas, born in 1862 in Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England.


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Matthew Trewhella's household

Male

Matthew

Trewhella

Head
Female

Grace

Trewhella

Wife
Female

Elezebeth

Trewhella

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Trewhella

Daughter
Male

John

Trewhella

Grand Son
Female

Norah

Trewhella

Grand Daughter
Male

Matthew

Trewhella

Grand Son
Male

Richard

Thomas

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Trewhella
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Lelant, 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

73

1808

Lelant, Cornwall, England

Grace

Trewhella

Wife

Married

66

1815

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Elezebeth

Trewhella

Daughter

Single

37

1844

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Trewhella

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

John

Trewhella

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Norah

Trewhella

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Matthew

Trewhella

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

Richard

Thomas

Servant

Single

19

1862

Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England

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