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Household of William Matthews (born 1842, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, Cornwall, 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 Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Matthews, born in 1847 in Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1868 in Cornwall, England), Minnie (born 1870 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England), Bessie (born 1872 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England), Samuel (born 1873 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England), Alberta (born 1875 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England), William Francis (born 1876 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England) and Ethel Mary (born 1880 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England).


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William Matthews's household

Male

William

Matthews

Head
Female

Grace

Matthews

Wife
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Female

Minnie

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Matthews

Son
Female

Alberta

Matthews

Daughter
Male

William Francis

Matthews

Son
Female

Ethel Mary

Matthews

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cornwall, 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

Cornwall, England

Grace

Matthews

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cornwall, England

John

Matthews

Son

Single

13

1868

Cornwall, England

Minnie

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Matthews

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Samuel

Matthews

Son

Single

8

1873

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Alberta

Matthews

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

William Francis

Matthews

Son

Single

5

1876

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Ethel Mary

Matthews

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

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