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Household of Thomas Mathews (born 1848, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mathews, born in 1848 in St Buryan, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mathews, born in 1848 in Madron, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; William J (born 1869 in Madron, Cornwall, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Madron, Cornwall, England), Helen (born 1872 in Madron, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth A (born 1875 in Madron, Cornwall, England), James (born 1876 in Madron, Cornwall, England), Phillip (born 1878 in Madron, Cornwall, England) and George (born 1879 in Madron, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Grace Maddern, born in 1806 in St Just, Cornwall, England.


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Thomas Mathews's household

Male

Thomas

Mathews

Head
Female

Catherine

Mathews

Wife
Male

William J

Mathews

Son
Male

Thomas

Mathews

Son
Female

Helen

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Mathews

Daughter
Male

James

Mathews

Son
Male

Phillip

Mathews

Son
Male

George

Mathews

Son
Female

Grace

Maddern

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mathews

Head

Married

33

1848

St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Mathews

Wife

Married

33

1848

Madron, Cornwall, England

William J

Mathews

Son

Single

12

1869

Madron, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Mathews

Son

Single

11

1870

Madron, Cornwall, England

Helen

Mathews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Madron, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

Mathews

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Madron, Cornwall, England

James

Mathews

Son

Single

5

1876

Madron, Cornwall, England

Phillip

Mathews

Son

Single

3

1878

Madron, Cornwall, England

George

Mathews

Son

Single

2

1879

Madron, Cornwall, England

Grace

Maddern

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

St Just, Cornwall, England

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