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Household of Alex Mathewson (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strathmartine, 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 1846 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Elsie Mathewson, born in 1845 in Fowlis, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Barbara (born 1877 in Auchterhouse, Angus, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Auchterhouse, Angus, Scotland) and Ann (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Lodger, Jessie Fleming, born in 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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Alex Mathewson's household
Alex
Mathewson
Head
Elsie
Mathewson
Wife
Barbara
Mathewson
Daughter
David
Mathewson
Son
Ann
Mathewson
Daughter
Jessie
Fleming
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | Mathewson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | 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 | 35 | 1846 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elsie | Mathewson | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Fowlis, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Barbara | Mathewson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Auchterhouse, Angus, Scotland | |
David | Mathewson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Auchterhouse, Angus, Scotland | |
Ann | Mathewson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie | Fleming | Lodger | - | 7 | 1874 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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