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Household of James E Matthews (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

James E Matthews and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James E Matthews, born in 1833 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James E was the head of the household, married to Lydia Matthews, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James E Jr (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Harry W (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary L (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Adelaide (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James E's Servant, Annie (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James E's Servant, Alexandra A (born 1864 in Scotland).


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James E Matthews's household

Male

James E

Matthews

Head
Female

Lydia

Matthews

Wife
Male

James E Jr

Matthews

Son
Male

Harry W

Matthews

Son
Female

Mary L

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Matthews

Son
Female

Adelaide

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Annie

Dixon

Servant
Female

Alexandra A

Brown

Servant
First name(s) James E
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James E

Matthews

Head

Married

48

1833

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Matthews

Wife

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James E Jr

Matthews

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harry W

Matthews

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary L

Matthews

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Matthews

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Adelaide

Matthews

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Dixon

Servant

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alexandra A

Brown

Servant

Single

17

1864

Scotland

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