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Household of Samuel Mathews (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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.

Samuel Mathews and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Mathews, born in 1821 in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mathews, born in 1828 in Diptford, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Harriett (born 1854 in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England), Nancy (born 1864 in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England) and Alice (born 1871 in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Herbert (born 1877 in Newbury, Berkshire, England) and Percy (born 1879 in Reading, Berkshire, England).


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Samuel Mathews's household

Male

Samuel

Mathews

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mathews

Wife
Female

Harriett

Scadding

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Goodchild

Daughter
Female

Alice

Mathews

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Scadding

Grand Son
Male

Percy

Scadding

Grand Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Mathews

Head

Married

60

1821

Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Mathews

Wife

Married

53

1828

Diptford, Devon, England

Harriett

Scadding

Daughter

Widow

27

1854

Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England

Nancy

Goodchild

Daughter

Married

17

1864

Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England

Alice

Mathews

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England

Herbert

Scadding

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Newbury, Berkshire, England

Percy

Scadding

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Reading, Berkshire, England

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