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Household of Thomas Matthews (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Thomas Matthews and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Matthews, born in 1850 in , consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Matthews, born in 1843 in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Eliz (born 1875 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), Clara Mary (born 1877 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Elizabeth Hagguston, born in 1808 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Matthews's household

Male

Thomas

Matthews

Head
Female

Ann

Matthews

Wife
Female

Mary Eliz

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Clara Mary

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Henry

Matthews

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hagguston

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Matthews

Head

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Ann

Matthews

Wife

Married

38

1843

Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary Eliz

Matthews

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Clara Mary

Matthews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Henry

Matthews

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hagguston

Lodger

Single

73

1808

York, Yorkshire, England

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