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Household of Thompson Matthews (born 1841, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gainsborough, Nottinghamshire, 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.

Thompson Matthews and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thompson Matthews, born in 1841 in Crosby, Lincolnshire, consisted of 10 members. Thompson was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Matthews, born in 1843 in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 8 children; Walter (born 1868 in Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England), George (born 1872 in Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Gertrude (born 1876 in Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Harriet (born 1878 in Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and Ethel (born 1879 in Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England).


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Thompson Matthews's household

Male

Thompson

Matthews

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Wife
Male

Walter

Matthews

Son
Female

Ellen

Matthews

Daughter
Male

George

Matthews

Son
Male

Herbert

Matthews

Son
Female

Sarah

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Matthews

Daughter
First name(s) Thompson
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Crosby, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thompson

Matthews

Head

Married

40

1841

Crosby, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England

Walter

Matthews

Son

Single

13

1868

Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Ellen

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England

George

Matthews

Son

Single

9

1872

Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Herbert

Matthews

Son

Single

8

1873

Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Matthews

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Gertrude

Matthews

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Harriet

Matthews

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Ethel

Matthews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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