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Household of William Matthews (born 1855, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matthews, born in 1855 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Matthews, born in 1858 in Leeds, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1876 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England), William Thomas (born 1879 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1881 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Matthews's household

Male

William

Matthews

Head
Female

Jane

Matthews

Wife
Female

Isabella

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter
Male

William Thomas

Matthews

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Matthews

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matthews

Head

Married

26

1855

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane

Matthews

Wife

Married

23

1858

Leeds, Kent, England

Isabella

Matthews

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

William Thomas

Matthews

Son

Single

2

1879

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Matthews

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

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