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Household of Joseph Matthews (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Matthews, born in 1850 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ann Matthews, born in 1852 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1868 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1872 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and William H (born 1875 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger Head, Mary Ann (born 1858 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Lodgers Daughter, Lily (born 1880 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Matthews's household

Male

Joseph

Matthews

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Matthews

Wife
Male

George

Matthews

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Matthews

Daughter
Male

William H

Matthews

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Healey

Lodger Head
Female

Lily

Healey

Lodgers Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Matthews

Head

Married

31

1850

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Matthews

Wife

Married

29

1852

Hull, Yorkshire, England

George

Matthews

Son

Single

13

1868

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

William H

Matthews

Son

Single

6

1875

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Healey

Lodger Head

Married

23

1858

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Healey

Lodgers Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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