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Household of Joseph Mathews (born 1821, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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.

Joseph Mathews and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mathews, born in 1821 in Camborne, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Mathews, born in 1820 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Fredrick W (born 1849 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Jessie L (born 1855 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Lucy E (born 1857 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Charles J (born 1860 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Emma Willcocks, born in 1859 in Tavistock, Devon, England.


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Joseph Mathews's household

Male

Joseph

Mathews

Head
Female

Mary A

Mathews

Wife
Male

Fredrick W

Mathews

Son
Female

Jessie L

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Lucy E

Mathews

Daughter
Male

Charles J

Mathews

Son
Female

Emma

Willcocks

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mathews

Head

Married

60

1821

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Mary A

Mathews

Wife

Married

61

1820

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Fredrick W

Mathews

Son

Single

32

1849

Tavistock, Devon, England

Jessie L

Mathews

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Tavistock, Devon, England

Lucy E

Mathews

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Tavistock, Devon, England

Charles J

Mathews

Son

Single

21

1860

Tavistock, Devon, England

Emma

Willcocks

Servant

Single

22

1859

Tavistock, Devon, England

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