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Household of Samuel Matthews (born 1843, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Matthews and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Matthews, born in 1843 in Chillington, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Eliza Matthews, born in 1845 in Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1868 in Chillington, Somerset, England), Moses (born 1873 in Chillington, Somerset, England) and William (born 1875 in Chillington, Somerset, England).


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Samuel Matthews's household

Male

Samuel

Matthews

Head
Female

Eliza

Matthews

Wife
Female

Annie

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Moses

Matthews

Son
Male

William

Matthews

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Chillington, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Matthews

Head

Married

38

1843

Chillington, Somerset, England

Eliza

Matthews

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dorset, England

Annie

Matthews

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chillington, Somerset, England

Moses

Matthews

Son

Single

8

1873

Chillington, Somerset, England

William

Matthews

Son

Single

6

1875

Chillington, Somerset, England

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