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Household of Henry Matthews (born 1821, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, 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.

Henry Matthews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Matthews, born in 1821 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Catherine Matthews, born in 1823 in Brewood, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Hannah (born 1855 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Francis (born 1863 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Samuel (born 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; John (born 1863 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Catherine (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Adopted Son, William Gardner, born in 1873 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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Henry Matthews's household

Male

Henry

Matthews

Head
Female

Catherine

Matthews

Wife
Female

Hannah

Walker

Daughter
Male

John

Hilton

Grand Son
Male

Francis

Matthews

Son
Male

Samuel

Matthews

Son
Male

William

Gardner

Adopted Son
Female

Catherine

Walker

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Matthews

Head

Married

60

1821

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Matthews

Wife

Married

58

1823

Brewood, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Walker

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Hilton

Grand Son

Single

18

1863

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Francis

Matthews

Son

Single

18

1863

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Matthews

Son

Single

16

1865

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Gardner

Adopted Son

Single

8

1873

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Walker

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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