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 William Mathews (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, 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.

William Mathews and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mathews, born in 1833 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Mathews, born in 1843 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 7 children; William R (born 1870 in Exeter, Devon, England), Alice K (born 1871 in Exeter, Devon, England), John (born 1873 in Exeter, Devon, England), Thomas B (born 1875 in High Bickington, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1877 in High Bickington, Devon, England), Elizabeth R (born 1879 in High Bickington, Devon, England) and Albert (born 1881 in High Bickington, Devon, England).


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

William Mathews's household

Male

William

Mathews

Head
Female

Mary J

Mathews

Wife
Male

William R

Mathews

Son
Female

Alice K

Mathews

Daughter
Male

John

Mathews

Son
Male

Thomas B

Mathews

Son
Male

Frederick

Mathews

Son
Female

Elizabeth R

Mathews

Daughter
Male

Albert

Mathews

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mathews

Head

Married

48

1833

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Mary J

Mathews

Wife

Married

38

1843

Exeter, Devon, England

William R

Mathews

Son

Single

11

1870

Exeter, Devon, England

Alice K

Mathews

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Exeter, Devon, England

John

Mathews

Son

Single

8

1873

Exeter, Devon, England

Thomas B

Mathews

Son

Single

6

1875

High Bickington, Devon, England

Frederick

Mathews

Son

Single

4

1877

High Bickington, Devon, England

Elizabeth R

Mathews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

High Bickington, Devon, England

Albert

Mathews

Son

Single

0

1881

High Bickington, Devon, 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 William Mathews in Torrington in 1881, and follow the Mathews family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Mathews

We’ve found William Mathews in 757 family trees. Find out more about William 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