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Household of John Matthews (born 1805, Shropshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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 1805 in Norton in Hales, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Matthews, born in 1822 in Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1849 in Norton in Hales, Shropshire, England), Clifford (born 1863 in Audlem, Cheshire, England) and Leonard (born 1865 in Audlem, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Audlem, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Thomas (born 1863 in Whixall, Shropshire, England).
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John Matthews's household
John
Matthews
Head
Betsy
Matthews
Wife
Ann
Matthews
Daughter
Clifford
Matthews
Son
Leonard
Matthews
Son
Mary
Evans
Servant
Annie
Sadler
Servant
Thomas
Nevitt
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Matthews |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 76 |
| Birth year | 1805 |
| Birth place | Norton in Hales, Shropshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Matthews | Head | Married | 76 | 1805 | Norton in Hales, Shropshire, England | |
Betsy | Matthews | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Shropshire, England | |
Ann | Matthews | Daughter | Single | 32 | 1849 | Norton in Hales, Shropshire, England | |
Clifford | Matthews | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Audlem, Cheshire, England | |
Leonard | Matthews | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Audlem, Cheshire, England | |
Mary | Evans | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Audlem, Cheshire, England | |
Annie | Sadler | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Thomas | Nevitt | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Whixall, Shropshire, England |
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