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Household of Thomas Matthews (born 1840, 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 Matthews and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Matthews, born in 1840 in Gulval, Cornwall, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Grace Matthews, born in 1838 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England. They had 10 children; Elizabeth A (born 1861 in Gulval, Cornwall, England), Almia A (born 1862 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), Phillippa J (born 1865 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), Samuel T (born 1867 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), John T (born 1869 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), Richard H (born 1871 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), Catherine (born 1874 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), Emily (born 1876 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), Marian (born 1879 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England) and Ester (born 1881 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Matthews's household

Male

Thomas

Matthews

Head
Female

Grace

Matthews

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Almia A

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Phillippa J

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Samuel T

Matthews

Son
Male

John T

Matthews

Son
Male

Richard H

Matthews

Son
Female

Catherine

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Emily

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Marian

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Ester

Matthews

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Gulval, Cornwall, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Matthews

Head

Married

41

1840

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Grace

Matthews

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

Matthews

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Almia A

Matthews

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Phillippa J

Matthews

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Samuel T

Matthews

Son

Single

14

1867

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

John T

Matthews

Son

Single

12

1869

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Richard H

Matthews

Son

Single

10

1871

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Matthews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Emily

Matthews

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Marian

Matthews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Ester

Matthews

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

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