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Household of Thomas Matthews (born 1816, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Matthews, born in 1816 in St Brides, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1846 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John (born 1850 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales). He had 4 grandchildren; David A (born 1870 in Treforest, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Ann (born 1875 in Treforest, Glamorganshire, Wales), Emma (born 1877 in Treforest, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John C (born 1878 in Treforest, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Daughter In Law, Maria Matthews, born in 1851 in Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Thomas Matthews's household

Male

Thomas

Matthews

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davis

Daughter
Male

David A

Davis

Grand Son
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Female

Maria

Matthews

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Matthews

Grand Daughter
Female

Emma

Matthews

Grand Daughter
Male

John C

Matthews

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place St Brides, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Matthews

Head

Widower

65

1816

St Brides, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Davis

Daughter

Widow

35

1846

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

David A

Davis

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Treforest, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Matthews

Son

Married

31

1850

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Maria

Matthews

Daughter In Law

Married

30

1851

Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Matthews

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Treforest, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emma

Matthews

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Treforest, Glamorganshire, Wales

John C

Matthews

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Treforest, Glamorganshire, Wales

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