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Household of John Matthews (born 1843, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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 1843 in Bathford, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Matthews, born in 1841 in Stanton St Quintin, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1870 in Bathford, Somerset, England), Kate (born 1872 in Bathford, Somerset, England), Ada (born 1873 in Bathford, Somerset, England) and James (born 1874 in Bathford, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew Boarder, Robert (born 1867 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and John's Mother In Law, May (born 1804 in Sutton Benger, Wiltshire, England).


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John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Female

Eliza

Matthews

Wife
Male

George

Matthews

Son
Female

Kate

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Ada

Matthews

Daughter
Male

James

Matthews

Son
Male

Robert

Matthews

Nephew Boarder
Female

May

Miles

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bathford, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

38

1843

Bathford, Somerset, England

Eliza

Matthews

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stanton St Quintin, Wiltshire, England

George

Matthews

Son

Single

11

1870

Bathford, Somerset, England

Kate

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bathford, Somerset, England

Ada

Matthews

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bathford, Somerset, England

James

Matthews

Son

Single

7

1874

Bathford, Somerset, England

Robert

Matthews

Nephew Boarder

Single

14

1867

City of London, Middlesex, England

May

Miles

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Sutton Benger, Wiltshire, England

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