Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas R Mathews (born 1825, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 R Mathews and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas R Mathews, born in 1825 in Penzance, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. Thomas R was the head of the household, married to Agnes Mathews, born in 1842 in Penzance, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1855 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Ernest (born 1858 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Margaret J (born 1868 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Agnes M (born 1878 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas R's Fr In Law, Richard (born 1797 in St Stephens, Cornwall, England), Thomas R's Lodger Head, William T (born 1855 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Thomas R's Lodger, Nancy (born 1858 in St Just, Cornwall, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas R Mathews's household

Male

Thomas R

Mathews

Head
Female

Agnes

Mathews

Wife
Male

Thomas

Mathews

Son
Male

Ernest

Mathews

Son
Female

Margaret J

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Agnes M

Mathews

Daughter
Male

Richard

Coon

Fr In Law
Male

William T

Collins

Lodger Head
Female

Nancy

Collins

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas R
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Penzance, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas R

Mathews

Head

Married

56

1825

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Agnes

Mathews

Wife

Married

39

1842

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Mathews

Son

Single

26

1855

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Ernest

Mathews

Son

Single

23

1858

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Margaret J

Mathews

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Agnes M

Mathews

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Richard

Coon

Fr In Law

Widower

84

1797

St Stephens, Cornwall, England

William T

Collins

Lodger Head

Married

26

1855

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Nancy

Collins

Lodger

Married

23

1858

St Just, Cornwall, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas R Mathews in Penzance in 1881, and follow the Mathews family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas R Mathews

We’ve found Thomas R Mathews in 314 family trees. Find out more about Thomas R Mathews' household and view the Mathews family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census