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Household of Oliver Matthews (born 1838, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, Cornwall, 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.

Oliver Matthews and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Oliver Matthews, born in 1838 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Oliver was the head of the household, married to Mary Matthews, born in 1848 in Kea, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Oliver E (born 1877 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England) and Leonore (born 1879 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Oliver's Servant, Elizabeth Mitchell, born in 1861 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England.


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Oliver Matthews's household

Male

Oliver

Matthews

Head
Female

Mary

Matthews

Wife
Male

Oliver E

Matthews

Son
Female

Leonore

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) Oliver
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Oliver

Matthews

Head

Married

43

1838

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

Mary

Matthews

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kea, Cornwall, England

Oliver E

Matthews

Son

Single

4

1877

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

Leonore

Matthews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Mitchell

Servant

Single

20

1861

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

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