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Household of Robert Matthews (born 1820, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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.
Robert Matthews and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Matthews, born in 1820 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Harriet Matthews, born in 1822 in Goodnestone, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Sydney (born 1855 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Clara (born 1860 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and Alice (born 1863 in Brixton, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister In Law, Helen (born 1823 in Goodnestone, Kent, England), Robert's Servant, Emma (born 1841 in Bath, Somerset, England), Robert's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Robert's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Tenterden, Kent, England).
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Robert Matthews's household
Robert
Matthews
Head
Harriet
Matthews
Wife
Sydney
Matthews
Son
Clara
Matthews
Daughter
Alice
Matthews
Daughter
Helen
Long
Sister In Law
Emma
Randall
Servant
Mary
Woodman
Servant
Elizabeth
Pearson
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Matthews |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Canterbury, Kent, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Matthews | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Canterbury, Kent, England | |
Harriet | Matthews | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Goodnestone, Kent, England | |
Sydney | Matthews | Son | Single | 26 | 1855 | Brixton, Surrey, England | |
Clara | Matthews | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Brixton, Surrey, England | |
Alice | Matthews | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Brixton, Surrey, England | |
Helen | Long | Sister In Law | Single | 58 | 1823 | Goodnestone, Kent, England | |
Emma | Randall | Servant | Single | 40 | 1841 | Bath, Somerset, England | |
Mary | Woodman | Servant | Single | 26 | 1855 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | |
Elizabeth | Pearson | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Tenterden, Kent, England |
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