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Household of W J Matthews (born 1852, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

W J Matthews and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W J Matthews, born in 1852 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. W J was the head of the household, married to Mary Alice Matthews, born in 1853 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1874 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1876 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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W J Matthews's household

Male

W J

Matthews

Head
Female

Mary Alice

Matthews

Wife
Female

Mary E

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Alice

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Henry

Matthews

Son
First name(s) W J
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W J

Matthews

Head

Married

29

1852

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Mary Alice

Matthews

Wife

Married

28

1853

Lancashire, England

Mary E

Matthews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Matthews

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Matthews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Henry

Matthews

Son

Single

0

1881

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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