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Household of Thomas Mathews (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Thomas Mathews and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mathews, born in 1838 in Devon, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Mathews, born in 1823 in St Ives, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales), Susan (born 1865 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales) and James (born 1869 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Mary G Dunvelle, born in 1812 in St Ives, Cornwall, England.


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Thomas Mathews's household

Male

Thomas

Mathews

Head
Female

Jane

Mathews

Wife
Male

Thomas

Mathews

Son
Female

Susan

Mathews

Daughter
Male

James

Mathews

Son
Female

Mary G

Dunvelle

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mathews

Head

Married

43

1838

Devon, England

Jane

Mathews

Wife

Married

58

1823

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Mathews

Son

Single

18

1863

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Susan

Mathews

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Mathews

Son

Single

12

1869

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary G

Dunvelle

Lodger

Single

69

1812

St Ives, Cornwall, England

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