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Household of William Matthews (born 1834, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Matthews and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matthews, born in 1834 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny Matthews, born in 1838 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They had 6 children; Emily (born 1867 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1868 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1874 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1878 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Henry (born 1842 in Essex, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1851 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Buckland, Berkshire, England) and William's Boarder, George (born 1864 in Buckland, Berkshire, England).


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William Matthews's household

Male

William

Matthews

Head
Female

Fanny

Matthews

Wife
Female

Emily

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Charles

Matthews

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Albert

Matthews

Son
Male

Edward

Matthews

Son
Female

Florence

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wanen

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Collridge

Boarder
Male

William

Grover

Boarder
Male

George

Brill

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matthews

Head

Married

47

1834

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Fanny

Matthews

Wife

Married

43

1838

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Emily

Matthews

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Charles

Matthews

Son

Single

13

1868

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Albert

Matthews

Son

Single

7

1874

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Edward

Matthews

Son

Single

3

1878

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Florence

Matthews

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Henry

Wanen

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Essex, England

Thomas

Collridge

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

William

Grover

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Buckland, Berkshire, England

George

Brill

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Buckland, Berkshire, England

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