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Household of William Matthews (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, 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 Matthews and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matthews, born in 1840 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Margaret Matthews, born in 1851 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 1 child; William Herbert, born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandmother, Mary (born 1807 in Exeter, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Emily (born 1853 in London, Middlesex, England).


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William Matthews's household

Male

William

Matthews

Head
Female

Eliza Margaret

Matthews

Wife
Female

Mary

Clark

Grandmother
Male

William Herbert

Matthews

Son
Female

Emily

Murphy

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matthews

Head

Married

41

1840

Bath, Somerset, England

Eliza Margaret

Matthews

Wife

Married

30

1851

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Clark

Grandmother

Widow

74

1807

Exeter, Devon, England

William Herbert

Matthews

Son

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Emily

Murphy

Servant

Single

28

1853

London, Middlesex, England

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