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Household of John Matthews (born 1829, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.

John Matthews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matthews, born in 1829 in Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Gifford Matthews, born in 1861 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Gifford (born 1861 in Chatham, Kent, England), C M (born 1863 in Chatham, Kent, England), F J (born 1864 in Rawreth, Essex, England), M (born 1866 in Tilbury, Essex, England) and H (born 1875 in Shalford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cook, C (born 1833 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, E (born 1856 in Bunwell, Norfolk, England).


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John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Male

Gifford

Matthews

Son
Female

C M

Matthews

Daughter
Male

F J

Matthews

Son
Female

M

Matthews

Daughter
Male

H

Matthews

Son
Female

C

Reice

Cook
Female

E

Turner

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

52

1829

Surrey, England

Gifford

Matthews

Son

Single

20

1861

Chatham, Kent, England

C M

Matthews

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Chatham, Kent, England

F J

Matthews

Son

Single

17

1864

Rawreth, Essex, England

M

Matthews

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Tilbury, Essex, England

H

Matthews

Son

Single

6

1875

Shalford, Essex, England

C

Reice

Cook

Widow

48

1833

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

E

Turner

Servant

Widow

25

1856

Bunwell, Norfolk, England

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