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Household of Alex Mathewson (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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.

Alex Mathewson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Mathewson, born in 1843 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mathewson, born in 1848 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1876 in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1880 in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alex's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alex Mathewson's household

Male

Alex

Mathewson

Head
Female

Eliza

Mathewson

Wife
Male

William

Mathewson

Son
Female

Jeanie

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Williamson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Tyrie

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Mathewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Mathewson

Head

Married

38

1843

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Mathewson

Wife

Married

33

1848

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Mathewson

Son

-

5

1876

Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jeanie

Mathewson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Williamson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Tyrie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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