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Household of Samuel Matthews (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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 1835 in Chudleigh, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Matthews, born in 1828 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Josephine Kate (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England), Meysey Somerset (born 1874 in Scotland) and Lancelot Napier (born 1875 in Pulham, Norfolk, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1839 in Southill, Cornwall, England), Samuel's Mother, Tereza Mary Ann (born 1848 in India) and Samuel's Servant, Louisa (born 1856 in St Peter's, Norfolk, England).


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Samuel Matthews's household

Male

Samuel

Matthews

Head
Female

Mary

Matthews

Wife
Female

Josephine Kate

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Blatchford

Visitor
Female

Tereza Mary Ann

Turton

Mother
Male

Meysey Somerset

Turton

Son
Male

Lancelot Napier

Turton

Son
Female

Louisa

Lightning

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Chudleigh, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Matthews

Head

Married

46

1835

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Mary

Matthews

Wife

Married

53

1828

London, Middlesex, England

Josephine Kate

Matthews

Daughter

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Blatchford

Visitor

Single

42

1839

Southill, Cornwall, England

Tereza Mary Ann

Turton

Mother

Widow

33

1848

India

Meysey Somerset

Turton

Son

Single

7

1874

Scotland

Lancelot Napier

Turton

Son

Single

6

1875

Pulham, Norfolk, England

Louisa

Lightning

Servant

Single

25

1856

St Peter's, Norfolk, England

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