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Household of William Matthews (born 1834, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, 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.

William Matthews and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matthews, born in 1834 in Somerset, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Matthews, born in 1844 in Somerset, England. They had 8 children; Tom (born 1868 in Somerset, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Somerset, England), Frank Wm (born 1873 in Somerset, England), Susan Mary (born 1874 in Somerset, England), William (born 1876 in Clapton, Somerset, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Welton, Somerset, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Welton, Somerset, England) and Maurice Hy (born 1881 in Green Ore, Somerset, England).


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William Matthews's household

Male

William

Matthews

Head
Female

Hannah

Matthews

Wife
Male

Tom

Matthews

Son
Female

Sarah

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Frank Wm

Matthews

Son
Female

Susan Mary

Matthews

Daughter
Male

William

Matthews

Son
Male

Samuel

Matthews

Son
Male

Arthur

Matthews

Son
Male

Maurice Hy

Matthews

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matthews

Head

Married

47

1834

Somerset, England

Hannah

Matthews

Wife

Married

37

1844

Somerset, England

Tom

Matthews

Son

Single

13

1868

Somerset, England

Sarah

Matthews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Somerset, England

Frank Wm

Matthews

Son

Single

8

1873

Somerset, England

Susan Mary

Matthews

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Somerset, England

William

Matthews

Son

Single

5

1876

Clapton, Somerset, England

Samuel

Matthews

Son

Single

3

1878

Welton, Somerset, England

Arthur

Matthews

Son

Single

3

1878

Welton, Somerset, England

Maurice Hy

Matthews

Son

Single

0

1881

Green Ore, Somerset, England

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