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Household of Henry Matthews (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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.

Henry Matthews and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Matthews, born in 1831 in Limehouse, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Emily Sophia Matthews, born in 1841 in Beckenham, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Ada Florence (born 1870 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Ethel Kate (born 1881 in Hastings, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Emma Downes, born in 1863 in Westwell, Kent, England.


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Henry Matthews's household

Male

Henry

Matthews

Head
Female

Emily Sophia

Matthews

Wife
Female

Ada Florence

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Ethel Kate

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Emma

Downes

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Matthews

Head

Married

50

1831

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Emily Sophia

Matthews

Wife

Married

40

1841

Beckenham, Kent, England

Ada Florence

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ethel Kate

Matthews

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hastings, Sussex, England

Emma

Downes

Servant

Single

18

1863

Westwell, Kent, England

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