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Household of Joseph Matthews (born 1833, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Matthews and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Matthews, born in 1833 in Petworth, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Ann Matthews, born in 1846 in Essex, England. They had 8 children; Emma Louise (born 1865 in West Mersea, Essex, England), Mary E (born 1869 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England), Albert Joseph (born 1871 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England), Louisa Ann (born 1873 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England), Ethel J (born 1875 in Sizewell, Suffolk, England), William H (born 1877 in Birchington, Kent, England), Lilly (born 1879 in Birchington, Kent, England) and Henry John (born 1881 in Westgate on Sea, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, George Raines, born in 1862 in Brook, Kent, England.


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Joseph Matthews's household

Male

Joseph

Matthews

Head
Female

Jane Ann

Matthews

Wife
Female

Emma Louise

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Albert Joseph

Matthews

Son
Female

Louisa Ann

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Ethel J

Matthews

Daughter
Male

William H

Matthews

Son
Female

Lilly

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Henry John

Matthews

Son
Male

George

Raines

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Petworth, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Matthews

Head

Married

48

1833

Petworth, Sussex, England

Jane Ann

Matthews

Wife

Married

35

1846

Essex, England

Emma Louise

Matthews

Daughter

Single

16

1865

West Mersea, Essex, England

Mary E

Matthews

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Albert Joseph

Matthews

Son

Single

10

1871

Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Louisa Ann

Matthews

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Ethel J

Matthews

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sizewell, Suffolk, England

William H

Matthews

Son

Single

4

1877

Birchington, Kent, England

Lilly

Matthews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birchington, Kent, England

Henry John

Matthews

Son

Single

0

1881

Westgate on Sea, Kent, England

George

Raines

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Brook, Kent, England

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