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Household of William Matchet (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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.

William Matchet and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matchet, born in 1842 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Matchet, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Richard (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ann (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Matchet's household

Male

William

Matchet

Head
Female

Mary

Matchet

Wife
Female

Alice

Matchet

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Matchet

Daughter
Female

Mary

Matchet

Daughter
Male

James

Matchet

Son
Male

Richard

Matchet

Son
Female

Ann

Matchet

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Matchet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matchet

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Mary

Matchet

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Alice

Matchet

Daughter

-

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Matchet

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Matchet

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Matchet

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Richard

Matchet

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Matchet

Daughter

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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