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Household of John P Matthews (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 P Matthews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John P Matthews, born in 1821 in Talaton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John P was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Matthews, born in 1822 in Honiton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1856 in Hemyock, Devon, England), Margaret A (born 1859 in Hemyock, Devon, England), Charles P (born 1861 in Hemyock, Devon, England) and William P (born 1869 in Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John P's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Inwardleigh, Devon, England) and John P's Servant, Harriet (born 1861 in Cullompton, Devon, England).


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John P Matthews's household

Male

John P

Matthews

Head
Female

Elizabeth M

Matthews

Wife
Female

Mary J

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Charles P

Matthews

Son
Male

William P

Matthews

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Parsons

Servant
Female

Harriet

Chave

Servant
First name(s) John P
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Talaton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John P

Matthews

Head

Married

60

1821

Talaton, Devon, England

Elizabeth M

Matthews

Wife

Married

59

1822

Honiton, Devon, England

Mary J

Matthews

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Hemyock, Devon, England

Margaret A

Matthews

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Hemyock, Devon, England

Charles P

Matthews

Son

Single

20

1861

Hemyock, Devon, England

William P

Matthews

Son

Single

12

1869

Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Parsons

Servant

Single

20

1861

Inwardleigh, Devon, England

Harriet

Chave

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cullompton, Devon, England

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