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Household of Alexander Matheson (born 1839, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fort Augustus, Invernessshire, 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 Matheson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Matheson, born in 1839 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Matheson, born in 1843 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ewan (born 1869 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister, Catherine (born 1837 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Niece, Mary (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Matheson's household

Male

Alexander

Matheson

Head
Female

Catherine

Matheson

Wife
Male

Ewan

Matheson

Son
Female

Jessie

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Matheson

Son
Male

John

Matheson

Son
Female

Catherine

Matheson

Sister
Female

Mary

McMillan

Niece
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Matheson

Head

Married

42

1839

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Matheson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Invernessshire, Scotland

Ewan

Matheson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

Matheson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Matheson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Matheson

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Matheson

Sister

Married

44

1837

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

McMillan

Niece

Unmarried

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

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