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Household of Joseph Matthews (born 1855, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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 Matthews and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Matthews, born in 1855 in Odcombe, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Esther Matthews, born in 1854 in Battersea, Surrey, England. They had 1 child; Harry W, born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Sister In Law, Jane Matthews, born in 1872 in Odcombe, Somerset, England.


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Joseph Matthews's household

Male

Joseph

Matthews

Head
Female

Esther

Matthews

Wife
Male

Harry W

Matthews

Son
Female

Jane

Matthews

Sister In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Odcombe, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Matthews

Head

Married

26

1855

Odcombe, Somerset, England

Esther

Matthews

Wife

Married

27

1854

Battersea, Surrey, England

Harry W

Matthews

Son

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Jane

Matthews

Sister In Law

Single

9

1872

Odcombe, Somerset, England

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