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Household of Thomas Mathews (born 1816, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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.

Thomas Mathews and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mathews, born in 1816 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Emily (born 1859 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England) and Martha (born 1861 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Thomas J (born 1877 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England) and Beatrice M (born 1879 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, John Hellings, born in 1801 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England.


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Thomas Mathews's household

Male

Thomas

Mathews

Head
Female

Emily

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Martha

Mathews

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Mathews

Grand Son
Female

Beatrice M

Mathews

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Hellings

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mathews

Head

Widower

65

1816

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Emily

Mathews

Daughter

Single

22

1859

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Martha

Mathews

Daughter

Single

20

1861

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Thomas J

Mathews

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Beatrice M

Mathews

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

John

Hellings

Boarder

Widower

80

1801

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

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