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Household of William Henry Matthews (born 1855, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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.

William Henry Matthews and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Henry Matthews, born in 1855 in Devon, consisted of 10 members. William Henry was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were William Henry's Sister, Eliza Martha (born 1860 in Devon, England), William Henry's Sister, Mary Ann Willing (born 1866 in Devon, England), William Henry's Brother, Sidney Wm (born 1869 in Devon, England), William Henry's Sister, Selina Jane (born 1870 in Devon, England), William Henry's Sister, Lavanie Maude (born 1876 in Devon, England), William Henry's Widow, Martha Jane (born 1827 in London, Middlesex, England), William Henry's -, Annie (born 1865 in Devon, England), William Henry's -, William (born 1862 in Yealmpton, Devon, England) and William Henry's -, John (born 1864 in Ermington, Devon, England).


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William Henry Matthews's household

Male

William Henry

Matthews

Head
Female

Eliza Martha

Matthews

Sister
Female

Mary Ann Willing

Matthews

Sister
Male

Sidney Wm

Matthews

Brother
Female

Selina Jane

Matthews

Sister
Female

Lavanie Maude

Matthews

Sister
Female

Martha Jane

Dent

Widow
Female

Annie

Rundle

-
Male

William

Crocker

-
Male

John

Spurrel

-
First name(s) William Henry
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Henry

Matthews

Head

Single

26

1855

Devon, England

Eliza Martha

Matthews

Sister

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Mary Ann Willing

Matthews

Sister

Single

15

1866

Devon, England

Sidney Wm

Matthews

Brother

Single

12

1869

Devon, England

Selina Jane

Matthews

Sister

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

Lavanie Maude

Matthews

Sister

Single

5

1876

Devon, England

Martha Jane

Dent

Widow

Widow

54

1827

London, Middlesex, England

Annie

Rundle

-

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

William

Crocker

-

Single

19

1862

Yealmpton, Devon, England

John

Spurrel

-

Single

17

1864

Ermington, Devon, England

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