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Household of Alexander Mathers (born 1855, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, 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.

Alexander Mathers and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mathers, born in 1855 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret R Mathers, born in 1861 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1877 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Jane Robertson, born in 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Mathers's household

Male

Alexander

Mathers

Head
Female

Margaret R

Mathers

Wife
Female

Jane

Mathers

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mathers

Daughter
Female

Helen

Mathers

Daughter
Female

Jane

Robertson

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mathers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mathers

Head

Married

26

1855

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret R

Mathers

Wife

Married

20

1861

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Mathers

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Mathers

Daughter

-

2

1879

Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Mathers

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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