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Household of John Matthews (born 1849, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matthews, born in 1849 in Chelsham, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Matthews, born in 1849 in Westerham, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Percy (born 1870 in Bromley, Kent, England), Clara (born 1872 in Bromley, Kent, England), Edith (born 1876 in Bromley, Kent, England), Ethel (born 1878 in Bromley, Kent, England), John M (born 1880 in Bromley, Kent, England) and Job (born 1880 in Bromley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Snow, born in 1860 in Canterbury, Kent, England.


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John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Female

Sarah

Matthews

Wife
Male

Percy

Matthews

Son
Female

Clara

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Edith

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Matthews

Daughter
Male

John M

Matthews

Son
Male

Job

Matthews

Son
Male

William

Snow

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Chelsham, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

32

1849

Chelsham, Surrey, England

Sarah

Matthews

Wife

Married

32

1849

Westerham, Kent, England

Percy

Matthews

Son

Single

11

1870

Bromley, Kent, England

Clara

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bromley, Kent, England

Edith

Matthews

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bromley, Kent, England

Ethel

Matthews

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bromley, Kent, England

John M

Matthews

Son

Single

1

1880

Bromley, Kent, England

Job

Matthews

Son

Single

1

1880

Bromley, Kent, England

William

Snow

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Canterbury, Kent, England

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