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Household of William Mathews (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Mathews and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mathews, born in 1845 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to William Mathews, born in 1865 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Caroline (born 1867 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Lairu (born 1869 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Fred (born 1871 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Martha (born 1874 in Dalston, Middlesex, England), George F (born 1876 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Bessie (born 1879 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Bessie (born 1856 in Tavistock, Cornwall, England) and William's Visitors Son, Ernest (born 1880 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).


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William Mathews's household

Male

William

Mathews

Head
Male

William

Mathews

Son
Female

Caroline

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Lairu

Mathews

Daughter
Male

Fred

Mathews

Son
Female

Martha

Mathews

Daughter
Male

George F

Mathews

Son
Female

Bessie

Mathews

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Rice

Visitor
Male

Ernest

Rice

Visitors Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mathews

Head

Married

36

1845

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Mathews

Son

Single

16

1865

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Mathews

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Lairu

Mathews

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Canning Town, Essex, England

Fred

Mathews

Son

Single

10

1871

Canning Town, Essex, England

Martha

Mathews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dalston, Middlesex, England

George F

Mathews

Son

Single

5

1876

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Bessie

Mathews

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Bessie

Rice

Visitor

Married

25

1856

Tavistock, Cornwall, England

Ernest

Rice

Visitors Son

Single

1

1880

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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