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Household of Alexander Mathieson (born 1824, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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 Mathieson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mathieson, born in 1824 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Barbara Mathieson, born in 1826 in Sarclet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1854 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1855 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1857 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), George (born 1858 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Barbara (born 1865 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and James (born 1868 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Mathieson's household

Male

Alexander

Mathieson

Head
Female

Barbara

Mathieson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Mathieson

Son
Male

William

Mathieson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mathieson

Daughter
Male

George

Mathieson

Son
Female

Barbara

Mathieson

Daughter
Male

James

Mathieson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mathieson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mathieson

Head

Married

57

1824

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

Mathieson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Sarclet, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Mathieson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Mathieson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mathieson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

George

Mathieson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

Mathieson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James

Mathieson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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