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Household of John Matthews (born 1813, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matthews, born in 1813 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Matthews, born in 1823 in Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Richard (born 1858 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Matthew (born 1864 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales). They had 5 grandchildren; Samuel (born 1866 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1872 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), John Edward (born 1874 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Richard (born 1876 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William (born 1878 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Matthews's household

Male

John

Matthews

Head
Female

Esther

Matthews

Wife
Male

Richard

Matthews

Son
Male

Matthew

Matthews

Son
Male

Samuel

Matthews

Grand Son
Female

Margaret

Matthews

Grand Daughter
Male

John Edward

Matthews

Grand Son
Male

Richard

Matthews

Grand Son
Male

William

Matthews

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matthews

Head

Married

68

1813

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Esther

Matthews

Wife

Married

58

1823

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Richard

Matthews

Son

Single

23

1858

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Matthew

Matthews

Son

Single

17

1864

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Samuel

Matthews

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Matthews

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

John Edward

Matthews

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Richard

Matthews

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Matthews

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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