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Household of Henry Matthews (born 1852, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.
Henry Matthews and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Matthews, born in 1852 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret Matthews, born in 1857 in Middletown, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Herbert (born 1876 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1879 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England) and Luke (born 1881 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, Ellen (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Henry's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
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Henry Matthews's household
Henry
Matthews
Head
Margaret
Matthews
Wife
Herbert
Matthews
Son
George
Matthews
Son
Luke
Matthews
Son
Ellen
Lightowler
Boarder
Elizabeth
Lightowler
Boarder
| First name(s) | Henry |
| Last name | Matthews |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | Matthews | Head | Married | 29 | 1852 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Margaret | Matthews | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Middletown, Yorkshire, England | |
Herbert | Matthews | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Ossett, Yorkshire, England | |
George | Matthews | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Ossett, Yorkshire, England | |
Luke | Matthews | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Ossett, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Lightowler | Boarder | Single | 16 | 1865 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Lightowler | Boarder | Single | 12 | 1869 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
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