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Household of John Matthews (born 1837, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 1837 in Newlyn, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Matthews, born in 1835 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Selina (born 1863 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England), Leila A (born 1872 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England), John J (born 1873 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England), William F (born 1875 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England), Grace W (born 1865 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England) and Richard T (born 1877 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England).


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John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Female

Mary J

Matthews

Wife
Female

Selina

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Leila A

Matthews

Daughter
Male

John J

Matthews

Son
Male

William F

Matthews

Son
Female

Grace W

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Richard T

Matthews

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

44

1837

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Matthews

Wife

Married

46

1835

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Selina

Matthews

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Leila A

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

John J

Matthews

Son

Single

8

1873

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

William F

Matthews

Son

Single

6

1875

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Grace W

Matthews

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Richard T

Matthews

Son

Single

4

1877

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

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