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Household of Joseph Matthews (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Matthews, born in 1835 in Brompton, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Matilda Matthews, born in 1835 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1859 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Ann (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Lydia (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Matthews's household

Male

Joseph

Matthews

Head
Female

Matilda

Matthews

Wife
Male

William

Matthews

Son
Female

Ann

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Matthews

Daughter
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Female

Mary

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Matthews

Son
Male

Thomas

Matthews

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Brompton, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Matthews

Head

Married

46

1835

Brompton, Wales

Matilda

Matthews

Wife

Married

46

1835

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

William

Matthews

Son

Single

22

1859

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Matthews

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Matthews

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Matthews

Son

Single

14

1867

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Matthews

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Matthews

Son

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Matthews

Son

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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