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Household of Samuel Matthews (born 1836, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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.

Samuel Matthews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Matthews, born in 1836 in Misterton, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Fanny Matthews, born in 1839 in Charminster, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Samuel (born 1861 in Dorset, England), Frank (born 1864 in Grimstone, Dorset, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Dorset, England), James (born 1870 in Mapperton, Dorset, England), Alice (born 1874 in Mapperton, Dorset, England) and Annie (born 1876 in Wraxall, Dorset, England).


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Samuel Matthews's household

Male

Samuel

Matthews

Head
Female

Fanny

Matthews

Wife
Male

Samuel

Matthews

Son
Male

Frank

Matthews

Son
Female

Sarah

Matthews

Daughter
Male

James

Matthews

Son
Female

Alice

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Annie

Matthews

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Misterton, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Matthews

Head

Married

45

1836

Misterton, Dorset, England

Fanny

Matthews

Wife

Married

42

1839

Charminster, Dorset, England

Samuel

Matthews

Son

Single

20

1861

Dorset, England

Frank

Matthews

Son

Single

17

1864

Grimstone, Dorset, England

Sarah

Matthews

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Dorset, England

James

Matthews

Son

Single

11

1870

Mapperton, Dorset, England

Alice

Matthews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Mapperton, Dorset, England

Annie

Matthews

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wraxall, Dorset, England

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