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Household of John Matthews (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 1835 in Taunton, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Matthews, born in 1847 in Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales), Priscilla M (born 1868 in Cornwall, England), Louisa (born 1870 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales), Joseph (born 1872 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth E (born 1874 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales), Harriet (born 1876 in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales) and James H (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Williams, born in 1855 in Cornwall, England.


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John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Female

Eliza

Matthews

Wife
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Female

Priscilla M

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Matthews

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Matthews

Daughter
Male

James H

Matthews

Son
Male

John

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Taunton, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

46

1835

Taunton, Devon, England

Eliza

Matthews

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cornwall, England

John

Matthews

Son

Single

16

1865

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales

Priscilla M

Matthews

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cornwall, England

Louisa

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph

Matthews

Son

Single

9

1872

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth E

Matthews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales

Harriet

Matthews

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales

James H

Matthews

Son

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Williams

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Cornwall, England

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