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Household of John A Matthews (born 1842, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 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.

John A Matthews and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Matthews, born in 1842 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Clara Matthews, born in 1847 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 6 children; Cecilia M (born 1869 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), John S (born 1871 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), George J (born 1873 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Alice C (born 1875 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Charles W (born 1877 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Harry A (born 1879 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John A's Servant, Emma (born 1849 in Newmarket, Gloucestershire, England) and John A's Servant, Esther (born 1866 in Lydney, Gloucestershire, England).


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John A Matthews's household

Female

John A

Matthews

Head
Female

Clara

Matthews

Wife
Female

Cecilia M

Matthews

Daughter
Male

John S

Matthews

Son
Male

George J

Matthews

Son
Female

Alice C

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Charles W

Matthews

Son
Male

Harry A

Mathews

Son
Female

Emma

Sanders

Servant
Male

Esther

Harmon

Servant
First name(s) John A
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Matthews

Head

Married

39

1842

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Clara

Matthews

Wife

Married

34

1847

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Cecilia M

Matthews

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

John S

Matthews

Son

Single

10

1871

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

George J

Matthews

Son

Single

8

1873

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Alice C

Matthews

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Charles W

Matthews

Son

Single

4

1877

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Harry A

Mathews

Son

Single

2

1879

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Emma

Sanders

Servant

Single

32

1849

Newmarket, Gloucestershire, England

Esther

Harmon

Servant

Single

15

1866

Lydney, Gloucestershire, England

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