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Household of William Matthews (born 1836, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thorne, Lincolnshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matthews, born in 1836 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Matthews, born in 1845 in Stainforth, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Tom (born 1864 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England), William (born 1870 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England), John R (born 1872 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England) and Alfred R (born 1879 in Hatfield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Matthews's household

Male

William

Matthews

Head
Female

Susan

Matthews

Wife
Male

Tom

Matthews

Son
Male

William

Matthews

Son
Male

John R

Matthews

Son
Female

Ada

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Matthews

Son
Male

Alfred R

Matthews

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Matthews

Head

Married

45

1836

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Susan

Matthews

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stainforth, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Matthews

Son

Single

17

1864

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

William

Matthews

Son

Single

11

1870

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

John R

Matthews

Son

Single

9

1872

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Ada

Matthews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Arthur

Matthews

Son

Single

3

1878

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Alfred R

Matthews

Son

Single

2

1879

Hatfield, Yorkshire, England

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