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Household of Thomas Matthews (born 1845, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1845 in Truro, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Matthews, born in 1841 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1870 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1877 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Stepson, Henry Winter, born in 1866 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Matthews's household

Male

Thomas

Matthews

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Wife
Male

Henry

Winter

Stepson
Female

Mary

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Emma

Matthews

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Truro, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Matthews

Head

Married

36

1845

Truro, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Wife

Married

40

1841

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Winter

Stepson

Single

15

1866

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wombwell, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Matthews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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