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Household of Matthew Wood (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Wood and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wood, born in 1845 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Ann Wood, born in 1845 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1857 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Jeanot (born 1862 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Eveline (born 1873 in Rottingdean, Sussex, England) and John (born 1877 in Rottingdean, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Esther (born 1829 in Finchingfield, Essex, England) and Matthew's Servant, Eliza (born 1843 in Kelvedon, Essex, England).


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Matthew Wood's household

Male

Matthew

Wood

Head
Female

Ann

Wood

Wife
Female

Mary

Hingston

Daughter
Female

Jeanot

Hingston

Daughter
Female

Eveline

Hingston

Daughter
Male

John

Hingston

Son
Female

Esther

Haward

Servant
Female

Eliza

Carter

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wood

Head

Married

36

1845

Chatham, Kent, England

Ann

Wood

Wife

Married

36

1845

Chatham, Kent, England

Mary

Hingston

Daughter

Single

24

1857

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Jeanot

Hingston

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Eveline

Hingston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rottingdean, Sussex, England

John

Hingston

Son

Single

4

1877

Rottingdean, Sussex, England

Esther

Haward

Servant

Widow

52

1829

Finchingfield, Essex, England

Eliza

Carter

Servant

Single

38

1843

Kelvedon, Essex, England

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