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Household of Robert Matthews (born 1843, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Southampton, Hampshire, 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.

Robert Matthews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Matthews, born in 1843 in Sutton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary J Matthews, born in 1842 in Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Mary J (born 1867 in Somerton, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1869 in Somerton, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Somerton, Somerset, England), Robert (born 1873 in Somerton, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1877 in Somerton, Somerset, England) and Harriet (born 1878 in Somerton, Somerset, England).


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Robert Matthews's household

Male

Robert

Matthews

Head
Female

Mary J

Matthews

Wife
Female

Mary J

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Alice

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Robert

Matthews

Son
Female

Annie

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Matthews

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sutton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Matthews

Head

Married

38

1843

Sutton, Somerset, England

Mary J

Matthews

Wife

Married

39

1842

Somerset, England

Mary J

Matthews

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Somerton, Somerset, England

Alice

Matthews

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Somerton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Somerton, Somerset, England

Robert

Matthews

Son

Single

8

1873

Somerton, Somerset, England

Annie

Matthews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Somerton, Somerset, England

Harriet

Matthews

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Somerton, Somerset, England

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