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Household of John Matthews (born 1829, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matthews, born in 1829 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Matthews, born in 1836 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Ann (born 1860 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1863 in Witton Park, Durham, England), Mary (born 1865 in Witton Park, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1867 in Witton Park, Durham, England), John H (born 1870 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Susan (born 1874 in Witton Park, Durham, England) and William (born 1878 in Witton Park, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1831 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Boarder, David (born 1852 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Boarder, Morgan (born 1836 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Female

Mary

Matthews

Wife
Female

Ann

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Mary

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Matthews

Son
Male

John H

Matthews

Son
Female

Susan

Mathews

Daughter
Male

William

Matthews

Son
Male

John

Treherne

Boarder
Male

David

Jenkins

Boarder
Male

Morgan

Price

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

52

1829

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Matthews

Wife

Married

45

1836

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Matthews

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Matthews

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Witton Park, Durham, England

Mary

Matthews

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Witton Park, Durham, England

Arthur

Matthews

Son

Single

14

1867

Witton Park, Durham, England

John H

Matthews

Son

Single

11

1870

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Susan

Mathews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Witton Park, Durham, England

William

Matthews

Son

Single

3

1878

Witton Park, Durham, England

John

Treherne

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Jenkins

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Morgan

Price

Boarder

Single

45

1836

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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