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Household of John R Matthewson (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 R Matthewson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Matthewson, born in 1837 in Sheerness, Kent, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Matthewson, born in 1837 in West Ham, Essex, England. They had 2 children; John S (born 1864 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1873 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Frederick Hagger, born in 1833 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.


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John R Matthewson's household

Male

John

R Matthewson

Head
Female

Eliza

Matthewson

Wife
Male

John S

Matthewson

Son
Female

Eliza

Matthewson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Hagger

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name R Matthewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sheerness, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

R Matthewson

Head

Married

44

1837

Sheerness, Kent, England

Eliza

Matthewson

Wife

Married

44

1837

West Ham, Essex, England

John S

Matthewson

Son

Single

17

1864

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Matthewson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Hagger

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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