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Household of William Smith Matthews (born 1840, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Smith Matthews and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Smith Matthews, born in 1840 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 3 members. William Smith was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were William Smith's Housekeeper, Sarah (born 1842 in Holloway, Middlesex, England) and William Smith's Messinger, Fred Stanly (born 1866 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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William Smith Matthews's household

Male

William Smith

Matthews

Head
Female

Sarah

Ellsworth

Housekeeper
Male

Fred Stanly

Goddard

Messinger
First name(s) William Smith
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Smith

Matthews

Head

Single

41

1840

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Ellsworth

Housekeeper

Single

39

1842

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Fred Stanly

Goddard

Messinger

Single

15

1866

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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