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Household of William Matthews (born 1836, Suffolk)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matthews, born in 1836 in Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; George (born 1860 in Holborn, Middlesex, England), Matilda (born 1862 in Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Esther (born 1869 in Barnsbury, Middlesex, England), James (born 1873 in Barnsbury, Middlesex, England) and James (born 1864 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Hall Purple, born in 1811 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England.
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William Matthews's household
William
Matthews
Head
George
Matthews
Son
Matilda
Matthews
Daughter
Ellen
Matthews
Daughter
Esther
Matthews
Daughter
James
Matthews
Son
Hall
Purple
Lodger Head
Sophia
Purple
Wife
James
Purple
Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Matthews |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Suffolk, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Matthews | Head | Widower | 45 | 1836 | Suffolk, England | |
George | Matthews | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Holborn, Middlesex, England | |
Matilda | Matthews | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Middlesex, England | |
Ellen | Matthews | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Esther | Matthews | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Barnsbury, Middlesex, England | |
James | Matthews | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Barnsbury, Middlesex, England | |
Hall | Purple | Lodger Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England | |
Sophia | Purple | Wife | Married | 62 | 1819 | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | |
James | Purple | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Westminster, Middlesex, England |
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