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Household of James Mathews (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Mathews and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mathews, born in 1828 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Mathews, born in 1842 in St James, Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1867 in St Giles, Middlesex, England), William (born 1869 in St Giles, Middlesex, England), Lydia (born 1873 in St Giles, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1873 in St Giles, Middlesex, England), John J (born 1874 in St Giles, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1876 in Highgate, Middlesex, England), Janet (born 1877 in Highgate, Middlesex, England) and Llewellyn (born 1879 in Highgate, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Sarah Murphy, born in 1865 in St Giles, Middlesex, England.


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James Mathews's household

Male

James

Mathews

Head
Female

Mary

Mathews

Wife
Male

James

Mathews

Son
Male

William

Mathews

Son
Female

Lydia

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Mathews

Daughter
Male

John J

Mathews

Son
Female

Mary

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Janet

Mathews

Daughter
Male

Llewellyn

Mathews

Son
Female

Sarah

Murphy

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mathews

Head

Married

53

1828

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Mathews

Wife

Married

39

1842

St James, Middlesex, England

James

Mathews

Son

Single

14

1867

St Giles, Middlesex, England

William

Mathews

Son

Single

12

1869

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Lydia

Mathews

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Mathews

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Giles, Middlesex, England

John J

Mathews

Son

Single

7

1874

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Mary

Mathews

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Highgate, Middlesex, England

Janet

Mathews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Highgate, Middlesex, England

Llewellyn

Mathews

Son

Single

2

1879

Highgate, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Murphy

Servant

Single

16

1865

St Giles, Middlesex, England

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