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Household of James Mathews (born 1834, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

James Mathews and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mathews, born in 1834 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Mathews, born in 1822 in Silverton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Anne (born 1834 in Winsham, Somerset, England) and James's Visitor, Ernest (born 1877 in Somerset, England).


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James Mathews's household

Male

James

Mathews

Head
Female

Jane

Mathews

Wife
Female

Anne

Read

Servant
Male

Ernest

Read

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Mathews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Chard, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mathews

Head

Married

47

1834

Chard, Somerset, England

Jane

Mathews

Wife

Married

59

1822

Silverton, Devon, England

Anne

Read

Servant

Widow

47

1834

Winsham, Somerset, England

Ernest

Read

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Somerset, England

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