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Household of Edward Matthews (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Edward Matthews and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Matthews, born in 1849 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Lydia Matthews, born in 1845 in Emley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John Edw (born 1876 in Emley, Yorkshire, England), Richard Henry (born 1879 in Emley, Yorkshire, England) and Anne E (born 1881 in Emley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Daughr, Mary Ann (born 1872 in Emley, Yorkshire, England) and Edward's Daughr, Sarah J (born 1874 in Emley, Yorkshire, England).


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Edward Matthews's household

Male

Edward

Matthews

Head
Female

Lydia

Matthews

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Matthews

Daughr
Female

Sarah J

Matthews

Daughr
Male

John Edw

Matthews

Son
Male

Richard Henry

Matthews

Son
Female

Anne E

Matthews

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Matthews

Head

Married

32

1849

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Lydia

Matthews

Wife

Married

36

1845

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Matthews

Daughr

Single

9

1872

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Matthews

Daughr

Single

7

1874

Emley, Yorkshire, England

John Edw

Matthews

Son

Single

5

1876

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Richard Henry

Matthews

Son

Single

2

1879

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Anne E

Matthews

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Emley, Yorkshire, England

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