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Household of John Matthews (born 1848, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 1848 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rose Matthews, born in 1847 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Lucy (born 1871 in Stourton, Wiltshire, England), John (born 1874 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England), William (born 1876 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England), Phillip (born 1878 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England) and Grace (born 1880 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, George Billington, born in 1838 in Crawford, Bedfordshire, England.


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John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Female

Rose

Matthews

Wife
Female

Lucy

Matthews

Daughter
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Male

William

Matthews

Son
Male

Phillip

Matthews

Son
Female

Grace

Matthews

Daughter
Male

George

Billington

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

33

1848

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Rose

Matthews

Wife

Married

34

1847

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Lucy

Matthews

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stourton, Wiltshire, England

John

Matthews

Son

Single

7

1874

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

William

Matthews

Son

Single

5

1876

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Phillip

Matthews

Son

Single

3

1878

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Grace

Matthews

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Battersea, Surrey, England

George

Billington

Lodger

Single

43

1838

Crawford, Bedfordshire, England

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