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Household of Thomas Matthews (born 1834, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Matthews and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Matthews, born in 1834 in Wrexham, Norfolk, consisted of 14 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Matthews, born in 1831 in Wrexham, Norfolk, England. They had 9 children; Charlotte (born 1857 in St George the Martyr, Surrey, England), Martha (born 1859 in St George the Martyr, Surrey, England), Thomas (born 1862 in St George the Martyr, Surrey, England), Charles (born 1867 in St George the Martyr, Surrey, England), George (born 1869 in St George the Martyr, Surrey, England), Mary (born 1870 in St George the Martyr, Surrey, England), John (born 1872 in St George the Martyr, Surrey, England), Alfred (born 1874 in St George the Martyr, Surrey, England) and Harry (born 1877 in St George the Martyr, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Anna (born 1859 in Melton, Norfolk, England), Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1796 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Cousin, John (born 1836 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England).


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Thomas Matthews's household

Male

Thomas

Matthews

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Matthews

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Martha

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Matthews

Son
Male

Charles

Matthews

Son
Male

George

Matthews

Son
Female

Mary

Matthews

Daughter
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Male

Alfred

Matthews

Son
Male

Harry

Matthews

Son
Female

Anna

Matthews

Niece
Female

Mary

Unsworth

Boarder
Male

John

Matthews

Cousin
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Wrexham, Norfolk, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Matthews

Head

Married

47

1834

Wrexham, Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Matthews

Wife

Married

50

1831

Wrexham, Norfolk, England

Charlotte

Matthews

Daughter

Single

24

1857

St George the Martyr, Surrey, England

Martha

Matthews

Daughter

Single

22

1859

St George the Martyr, Surrey, England

Thomas

Matthews

Son

Single

19

1862

St George the Martyr, Surrey, England

Charles

Matthews

Son

Single

14

1867

St George the Martyr, Surrey, England

George

Matthews

Son

Single

12

1869

St George the Martyr, Surrey, England

Mary

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St George the Martyr, Surrey, England

John

Matthews

Son

Single

9

1872

St George the Martyr, Surrey, England

Alfred

Matthews

Son

Single

7

1874

St George the Martyr, Surrey, England

Harry

Matthews

Son

Single

4

1877

St George the Martyr, Surrey, England

Anna

Matthews

Niece

Single

22

1859

Melton, Norfolk, England

Mary

Unsworth

Boarder

Widow

85

1796

City of London, Middlesex, England

John

Matthews

Cousin

Widower

45

1836

Wymondham, Norfolk, England

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