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Household of Matthew J Wesson (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 J Wesson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew J Wesson, born in 1844 in Cuxton, Kent, consisted of 11 members. Matthew J was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wesson, born in 1848 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Emma Maud (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Rose Hannah (born 1869 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Ada Eliza (born 1872 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Daisy (born 1874 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Arthur R (born 1877 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Violet (born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Lily E (born 1880 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew J's Servant, Ada (born 1864 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Matthew J's Servant, Mary A (born 1863 in Long Meadow, Cambridgeshire, England).


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Matthew J Wesson's household

Male

Matthew J

Wesson

Head
Female

Eliza

Wesson

Wife
Female

Emma Maud

Wesson

Daughter
Female

Rose Hannah

Wesson

Daughter
Female

Ada Eliza

Wesson

Daughter
Female

Daisy

Wesson

Daughter
Male

Arthur R

Wesson

Son
Female

Violet

Wesson

Daughter
Female

Lily E

Wesson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Conner

Servant
Female

Mary A

Coxall

Servant
First name(s) Matthew J
Last name Wesson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cuxton, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew J

Wesson

Head

Married

37

1844

Cuxton, Kent, England

Eliza

Wesson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Emma Maud

Wesson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Rose Hannah

Wesson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ada Eliza

Wesson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Daisy

Wesson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Arthur R

Wesson

Son

Single

4

1877

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Violet

Wesson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Lily E

Wesson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ada

Conner

Servant

Single

17

1864

Deptford, Kent, England

Mary A

Coxall

Servant

Single

18

1863

Long Meadow, Cambridgeshire, England

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