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Household of Benjamin Matthews (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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.

Benjamin Matthews and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Matthews, born in 1849 in Rowley, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Louisa Matthews, born in 1848 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England. They had 3 children; Eliza E (born 1873 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Mary A (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Charlotte (born 1880 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England).


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Benjamin Matthews's household

Male

Benjamin

Matthews

Head
Female

Louisa

Matthews

Wife
Female

Eliza E

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Matthews

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Benjamin

Matthews

Head

Married

32

1849

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Matthews

Wife

Married

33

1848

Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

Eliza E

Matthews

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Matthews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Charlotte

Matthews

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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