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Household of James Mathews (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mathews, born in 1841 in Beer, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mutters, born in 1846 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1866 in Brixham, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1870 in Brixham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Alfred (born 1861 in Newton, Devon, England), James's Servant, William (born 1864 in Brixham, Devon, England), James's Servant, George (born 1867 in Brixham, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Alice (born 1863 in Brixham, Devon, England).


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James Mathews's household

Male

James

Mathews

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mutters

Wife
Female

Mary

Mutters

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mutters

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Brinacombe

Servant
Male

William

Earle

Servant
Male

George

Whitfield

Servant
Female

Alice

Mathias

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Beer, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mathews

Head

Married

40

1841

Beer, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Mutters

Wife

Married

35

1846

Brixham, Devon, England

Mary

Mutters

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Brixham, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Mutters

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brixham, Devon, England

Alfred

Brinacombe

Servant

Single

20

1861

Newton, Devon, England

William

Earle

Servant

Single

17

1864

Brixham, Devon, England

George

Whitfield

Servant

Single

14

1867

Brixham, Devon, England

Alice

Mathias

Servant

Single

18

1863

Brixham, Devon, England

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