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Household of William Matthews (born 1840, Somerset)
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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matthews, born in 1840 in West Buckland, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ruth Matthews, born in 1847 in Axminster, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1870 in Staplegrove, Somerset, England), Mary (born 1870 in Staplegrove, Somerset, England), Ruth A (born 1872 in Whitgift, Yorkshire, England), Harriett L (born 1877 in Crowle, Lincolnshire, England), Louisa (born 1879 in Crowle, Lincolnshire, England) and Arthur W R (born 1881 in Crowle, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, Robert Slee, born in 1797 in Devon, England.
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William Matthews's household
William
Matthews
Head
Ruth
Matthews
Wife
Jane
Matthews
Daughter
Mary
Matthews
Daughter
Ruth A
Matthews
Daughter
Harriett L
Matthews
Daughter
Louisa
Matthews
Daughter
Arthur W R
Matthews
Son
Robert
Slee
Father In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Matthews |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | West Buckland, Somerset, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Matthews | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | West Buckland, Somerset, England | |
Ruth | Matthews | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Axminster, Devon, England | |
Jane | Matthews | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Staplegrove, Somerset, England | |
Mary | Matthews | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Staplegrove, Somerset, England | |
Ruth A | Matthews | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Whitgift, Yorkshire, England | |
Harriett L | Matthews | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Crowle, Lincolnshire, England | |
Louisa | Matthews | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Crowle, Lincolnshire, England | |
Arthur W R | Matthews | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Crowle, Lincolnshire, England | |
Robert | Slee | Father In Law | Widower | 84 | 1797 | Devon, England |
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