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Household of Matthew Fortescue (born 1806, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.
Matthew Fortescue and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Fortescue, born in 1806 in Clifton, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Maria Jane Fortescue, born in 1809 in Herefordshire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret Ann (born 1833 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1836 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Mary (born 1837 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Frances Maria (born 1855 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Annie Maud Mary, born 1868 in Canada.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Ann (born 1839 in Horton, Gloucestershire, England), Matthew's Servant, Matilda (born 1841 in Porth, Somerset, England) and Matthew's Servant, Bessie (born 1857 in Devon, England).
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Matthew Fortescue's household
Matthew
Fortescue
Head
Maria Jane
Fortescue
Wife
Margaret Ann
Fortescue
Daughter
Elizabeth
Fortescue
Daughter
Mary
Fortescue
Daughter
Frances Maria
Canaling
Daughter
Annie Maud Mary
Canaling
Grand Daughter
Ann
Amos
Servant
Matilda
Pratten
Servant
Bessie
Sandford
Servant
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Fortescue |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 75 |
| Birth year | 1806 |
| Birth place | Clifton, Somerset, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Fortescue | Head | Married | 75 | 1806 | Clifton, Somerset, England | |
Maria Jane | Fortescue | Wife | Married | 72 | 1809 | Herefordshire, England | |
Margaret Ann | Fortescue | Daughter | Single | 48 | 1833 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Elizabeth | Fortescue | Daughter | Single | 45 | 1836 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Mary | Fortescue | Daughter | Single | 44 | 1837 | Greenwich, Kent, England | |
Frances Maria | Canaling | Daughter | Single | 26 | 1855 | St Pancras, Middlesex, England | |
Annie Maud Mary | Canaling | Grand Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Canada | |
Ann | Amos | Servant | Single | 42 | 1839 | Horton, Gloucestershire, England | |
Matilda | Pratten | Servant | Single | 40 | 1841 | Porth, Somerset, England | |
Bessie | Sandford | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Devon, England |
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