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Household of W E Matthews (born 1820, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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.

W E Matthews and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W E Matthews, born in 1820 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. W E was the head of the household, married to Ann Matthews, born in 1822 in Bradwell, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; J E (born 1846 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Fred (born 1849 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Julia (born 1855 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Rosa (born 1857 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Frank (born 1865 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were W E's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in -) and W E's Servant, Emma (born 1846 in Swindon, Gloucestershire, England).


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W E Matthews's household

Male

W E

Matthews

Head
Female

Ann

Matthews

Wife
Male

J E

Matthews

Son
Male

Fred

Matthews

Son
Female

Julia

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Rosa

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Frank

Matthews

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bowles

Servant
Female

Emma

Wheeler

Servant
First name(s) W E
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W E

Matthews

Head

Married

61

1820

Bath, Somerset, England

Ann

Matthews

Wife

Married

59

1822

Bradwell, Oxfordshire, England

J E

Matthews

Son

Single

35

1846

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Fred

Matthews

Son

Single

32

1849

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Julia

Matthews

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Rosa

Matthews

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Frank

Matthews

Son

Single

16

1865

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Bowles

Servant

Single

20

1861

-

Emma

Wheeler

Servant

Single

35

1846

Swindon, Gloucestershire, England

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