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Household of John Matthews (born 1831, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matthews, born in 1831 in St Just, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Matthews, born in 1844 in Morvah, Cornwall, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1866 in St Just, Cornwall, England), John (born 1867 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Ann (born 1870 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Ellen (born 1872 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Selina (born 1877 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Mary (born 1880 in St Just, Cornwall, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in St Just, Cornwall, England).


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John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Wife
Male

James

Matthews

Son
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Female

Ann

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Selina

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Mary

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Matthews

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place St Just, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

50

1831

St Just, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Wife

Married

37

1844

Morvah, Cornwall, England

James

Matthews

Son

Single

15

1866

St Just, Cornwall, England

John

Matthews

Son

Single

14

1867

St Just, Cornwall, England

Ann

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Just, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Just, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Just, Cornwall, England

Selina

Matthews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Just, Cornwall, England

Mary

Matthews

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Just, Cornwall, England

Sarah

Matthews

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Just, Cornwall, England

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