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Household of William Matthews (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matthews, born in 1842 in Brentford, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Matthews, born in 1857 in Brentford, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Charles W (born 1873 in Brentford, Middlesex, England), Mary E (born 1875 in Brentford, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Brentford, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1880 in Brentford, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Harriet (born 1855 in Brentford, Middlesex, England), William's Lodger, William H (born 1873 in Brentford, Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger, Florence M (born 1879 in Brentford, Middlesex, England).


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William Matthews's household

Male

William

Matthews

Head
Female

Eliza

Matthews

Wife
Male

Charles W

Matthews

Son
Female

Mary E

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Matthews

Daughter
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Female

Harriet

Bissell

Lodger
Male

William H

Birwell ?

Lodger
Female

Florence M

Birwell ?

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Brentford, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matthews

Head

Married

39

1842

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Matthews

Wife

Married

24

1857

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Charles W

Matthews

Son

Single

8

1873

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Mary E

Matthews

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Matthews

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brentford, Middlesex, England

John

Matthews

Son

Single

1

1880

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Bissell

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Brentford, Middlesex, England

William H

Birwell ?

Lodger

Single

8

1873

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Florence M

Birwell ?

Lodger

Single

2

1879

Brentford, Middlesex, England

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