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Household of Richard Mathews (born 1837, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, 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.

Richard Mathews and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Mathews, born in 1837 in Sithney, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Argent Mathews, born in 1837 in Sithney, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1861 in Sithney, Cornwall, England), Richard H (born 1865 in Sithney, Cornwall, England), James C (born 1867 in Sithney, Cornwall, England), Hannibal C (born 1869 in Sithney, Cornwall, England), Thomas H (born 1874 in Sithney, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth J (born 1872 in Sithney, Cornwall, England) and Kitty R (born 1878 in Sithney, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Visitor, Mary J Cowls, born in 1860 in -.


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Richard Mathews's household

Male

Richard

Mathews

Head
Female

Argent

Mathews

Wife
Male

George

Mathews

Son
Male

Richard H

Mathews

Son
Male

James C

Mathews

Son
Male

Hannibal C

Mathews

Son
Male

Thomas H

Mathews

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Kitty R

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Cowls

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sithney, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Mathews

Head

Married

44

1837

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Argent

Mathews

Wife

Married

44

1837

Sithney, Cornwall, England

George

Mathews

Son

Single

20

1861

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Richard H

Mathews

Son

Single

16

1865

Sithney, Cornwall, England

James C

Mathews

Son

Single

14

1867

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Hannibal C

Mathews

Son

Single

12

1869

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Thomas H

Mathews

Son

Single

7

1874

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth J

Mathews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Kitty R

Mathews

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sithney, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Cowls

Visitor

Single

21

1860

-

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