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Household of William Matthews (born 1825, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matthews, born in 1825 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Groves, born in 1813 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger Head, Sarah (born 1813 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), William's Lodger Head, Edward (born 1839 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), William's Lodger, Emily (born 1841 in Somerset, England), William's Lodger Head, William (born 1831 in Stoke Edith, Herefordshire, England), William's Lodger, Ann (born 1873 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Lodger Head, Henry (born 1862 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).


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William Matthews's household

Male

William

Matthews

Head
Female

Sarah

Groves

Lodger Head
Male

Edward

Meadows

Lodger Head
Female

Emily

Meadows

Lodger
Male

William

Carless

Lodger Head
Female

Ann

Carless

Lodger
Male

Henry

Taylor

Lodger Head
First name(s) William
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matthews

Head

Married

56

1825

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Groves

Lodger Head

Widow

68

1813

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Edward

Meadows

Lodger Head

Married

42

1839

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Emily

Meadows

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Somerset, England

William

Carless

Lodger Head

Widower

50

1831

Stoke Edith, Herefordshire, England

Ann

Carless

Lodger

Single

8

1873

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Henry

Taylor

Lodger Head

Single

19

1862

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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