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Household of Thomas Matthews (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Matthews, born in 1826 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Matthews, born in 1825 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Joseph T (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary A (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Uncle, James Henderson, born in 1826 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Matthews's household

Male

Thomas

Matthews

Head
Female

Sarah

Matthews

Wife
Male

Thomas

Matthews

Son
Male

Joseph T

Matthews

Son
Male

James

Matthews

Son
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Male

Frederick

Matthews

Son
Female

Mary A

Matthews

Daughter
Male

James

Henderson

Uncle
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Matthews

Head

Married

55

1826

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Matthews

Wife

Married

56

1825

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Matthews

Son

Single

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph T

Matthews

Son

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Matthews

Son

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Matthews

Son

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Matthews

Son

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Henderson

Uncle

Widower

55

1826

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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