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Household of Walter Matthews (born 1833, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Walter Matthews and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Matthews, born in 1833 in Burford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 12 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Matthews, born in 1839 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 9 children; William (born 1858 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Benjamin (born 1859 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Amelia (born 1862 in Homerton, Middlesex, England), Selina (born 1864 in Homerton, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1865 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Pickering (born 1867 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Augustus (born 1868 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Stephen (born 1872 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Frances (born 1877 in Leyton, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, Emily Cooper, born in 1863 in Leytonstone, Essex, England.


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Walter Matthews's household

Male

Walter

Matthews

Head
Female

Isabella

Matthews

Wife
Male

William

Matthews

Son
Male

Benjamin

Matthews

Son
Female

Amelia

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Selina

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Robert

Matthews

Son
Male

Pickering

Matthews

Son
Male

Augustus

Matthews

Son
Male

Stephen

Matthews

Son
Female

Frances

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Emily

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Burford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Matthews

Head

Married

48

1833

Burford, Oxfordshire, England

Isabella

Matthews

Wife

Married

42

1839

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

William

Matthews

Son

Single

23

1858

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Matthews

Son

Single

22

1859

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Amelia

Matthews

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Homerton, Middlesex, England

Selina

Matthews

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Homerton, Middlesex, England

Robert

Matthews

Son

Single

16

1865

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Pickering

Matthews

Son

Single

14

1867

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Augustus

Matthews

Son

Single

13

1868

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Stephen

Matthews

Son

Single

9

1872

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Frances

Matthews

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leyton, Essex, England

Emily

Cooper

Servant

Single

18

1863

Leytonstone, Essex, England

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