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Household of Alexander Mathewson (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 Mathewson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mathewson, born in 1838 in Dairsie, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Mathewson, born in 1838 in Cults, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1862 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1864 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Christina (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Agnes (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Thomas (born 1849 in Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Margaret (born 1856 in Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Isabella (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Mathewson's household

Male

Alexander

Mathewson

Head
Female

Christina

Mathewson

Wife
Male

Andrew

Mathewson

Son
Female

Agnes

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Mathewson

Granddaughter
Male

Thomas

Waldie

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Waldie

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Waldie

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mathewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dairsie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mathewson

Head

Married

43

1838

Dairsie, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Mathewson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cults, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Mathewson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Mathewson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Mathewson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Mathewson

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Waldie

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Waldie

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Waldie

Boarder

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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