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Household of Richard Matthews (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, 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.

Richard Matthews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Matthews, born in 1847 in Kent, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Matthews, born in 1849 in Hadlow, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1871 in Hadlow, Kent, England), George (born 1874 in Hadlow, Kent, England) and John (born 1877 in Hadlow, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Mother, Mary (born 1817 in Hadlow, Kent, England), Richard's Boarder, Ann (born 1879 in -) and Richard's Boarder, Helen (born 1881 in -).


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Richard Matthews's household

Male

Richard

Matthews

Head
Female

Mary

Matthews

Wife
Female

Mary

Matthews

Daughter
Male

George

Matthews

Son
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Female

Mary

Coles

Mother
Female

Ann

Medway

Boarder
Female

Helen

Attwell

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Matthews

Head

Married

34

1847

Kent, England

Mary

Matthews

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hadlow, Kent, England

Mary

Matthews

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hadlow, Kent, England

George

Matthews

Son

Single

7

1874

Hadlow, Kent, England

John

Matthews

Son

Single

4

1877

Hadlow, Kent, England

Mary

Coles

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Hadlow, Kent, England

Ann

Medway

Boarder

Single

2

1879

-

Helen

Attwell

Boarder

Single

0

1881

-

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