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Household of Samuel Matthews (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Matthews, born in 1833 in Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ellen Matthews, born in 1840 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Fanny (born 1860 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England), David (born 1862 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1872 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1874 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England), Anne (born 1879 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Stepson, William (born 1866 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1869 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Matthews's household

Male

Samuel

Matthews

Head
Female

Ellen

Matthews

Wife
Female

Fanny

Matthews

Daughter
Male

David

Matthews

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter
Male

William

Ogden

Stepson
Female

Mary

Ogden

Step Daughter
Female

Maggie

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Alice

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Anne

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Matthews

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Matthews

Head

Married

48

1833

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Matthews

Wife

Married

41

1840

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Matthews

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

David

Matthews

Son

Single

19

1862

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

William

Ogden

Stepson

Single

15

1866

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ogden

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Matthews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Alice

Matthews

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Anne

Matthews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Matthews

Son

Single

0

1881

Middleton, Lancashire, England

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