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Household of Owen Matthews (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Owen Matthews and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Owen Matthews, born in 1840 in , consisted of 5 members. Owen was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Matthews, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Thomas J (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Peter (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Owen's Boarder, Bernard Combfey, born in 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Owen Matthews's household

Male

Owen

Matthews

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Wife
Male

Thomas J

Matthews

Son
Male

Peter

Matthews

Son
Male

Bernard

Combfey

Boarder
First name(s) Owen
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Owen

Matthews

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Elizabeth

Matthews

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Thomas J

Matthews

Son

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

Peter

Matthews

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Bernard

Combfey

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

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