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Household of William Matthews (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matthews, born in 1847 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susannah Matthews, born in 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edward W (born 1871 in Bury, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1875 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Annie Read, born in 1863 in Bury, Lancashire, England.


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William Matthews's household

Male

William

Matthews

Head
Female

Susannah

Matthews

Wife
Male

Edward W

Matthews

Son
Male

William H

Matthews

Son
Male

Walter

Matthews

Son
Female

Annie

Read

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matthews

Head

Married

34

1847

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Matthews

Wife

Married

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edward W

Matthews

Son

Single

10

1871

Bury, Lancashire, England

William H

Matthews

Son

Single

9

1872

Bury, Lancashire, England

Walter

Matthews

Son

Single

6

1875

Bury, Lancashire, England

Annie

Read

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Bury, Lancashire, England

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