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Household of William Matthews (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matthews, born in 1845 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Matthews, born in 1844 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Sar A (born 1865 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1867 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Dinah (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas W (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Lilly (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Matthews's household

Male

William

Matthews

Head
Female

Sarah

Matthews

Wife
Female

Sar A

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Jane

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Alice

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Mattthews

Son
Female

Lilly

Matthews

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matthews

Head

Married

36

1845

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Matthews

Wife

Married

37

1844

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Sar A

Matthews

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Matthews

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Matthews

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Dinah

Matthews

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Matthews

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas W

Mattthews

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Matthews

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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