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Household of Francis W Matthews (born 1836, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Wiltshire, 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.

Francis W Matthews and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis W Matthews, born in 1836 in Gillingham, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. Francis W was the head of the household, married to Mary F Matthews, born in 1841 in Powerstock, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Lilian M (born 1866 in Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England), Elsie F (born 1872 in Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England), Isabel A (born 1873 in Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England), Walter F (born 1876 in Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England) and Reginald W (born 1879 in Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Francis W's Boarder, Sarah (born 1853 in Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England), Francis W's Servant, Flora (born 1862 in Dinton, Wiltshire, England) and Francis W's Servant, Clara (born 1863 in Chilmark, Wiltshire, England).


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Francis W Matthews's household

Male

Francis W

Matthews

Head
Female

Mary F

Matthews

Wife
Female

Lilian M

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Elsie F

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Isabel A

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Walter F

Matthews

Son
Male

Reginald W

Matthews

Son
Female

Sarah

Clare

Boarder
Female

Flora

Yates

Servant
Female

Clara

Rixon

Servant
First name(s) Francis W
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Gillingham, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis W

Matthews

Head

Married

45

1836

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Mary F

Matthews

Wife

Married

40

1841

Powerstock, Dorset, England

Lilian M

Matthews

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England

Elsie F

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England

Isabel A

Matthews

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England

Walter F

Matthews

Son

Single

5

1876

Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England

Reginald W

Matthews

Son

Single

2

1879

Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England

Sarah

Clare

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England

Flora

Yates

Servant

Single

19

1862

Dinton, Wiltshire, England

Clara

Rixon

Servant

Single

18

1863

Chilmark, Wiltshire, England

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