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Household of William Matthews (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 1837 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Matthews, born in 1838 in Wales. They had 6 children; Benjamin (born 1863 in Wales), Rhoda (born 1866 in Wales), Abner (born 1868 in Wales), Isaac (born 1872 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Esem (born 1875 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Isabella (born 1878 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Thomas Roberts, born in 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Matthews's household

Male

William

Matthews

Head
Female

Ann

Matthews

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Matthews

Son
Female

Rhoda

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Abner

Matthews

Son
Male

Isaac

Matthews

Son
Male

Esem

Matthews

Son
Female

Isabella

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Roberts

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matthews

Head

Married

44

1837

Wales

Ann

Matthews

Wife

Married

43

1838

Wales

Benjamin

Matthews

Son

Single

18

1863

Wales

Rhoda

Matthews

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wales

Abner

Matthews

Son

Single

13

1868

Wales

Isaac

Matthews

Son

Single

9

1872

Glamorganshire, Wales

Esem

Matthews

Son

Single

6

1875

Glamorganshire, Wales

Isabella

Matthews

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Roberts

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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