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Household of Andrew Matthews (born 1837, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, 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.

Andrew Matthews and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Matthews, born in 1837 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 12 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Fanny Matthews, born in 1841 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Janet (born 1861 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Joanna (born 1869 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Fanny (born 1871 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1873 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1877 in Barrhill, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Barrhill, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Cousin, Jane (born 1856 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Andrew's Cousin, Martha (born 1862 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Andrew Matthews's household

Male

Andrew

Matthews

Head
Female

Fanny

Matthews

Wife
Female

Janet

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Robert

Matthews

Son
Female

Margaret

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Joanna

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Matthews

Son
Male

Andrew

Matthews

Son
Male

John

Matthews

Son
Female

Jane

Cochrane

Cousin
Female

Martha

Cochrane

Cousin
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Matthews

Head

Married

44

1837

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Fanny

Matthews

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Matthews

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Matthews

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Matthews

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Joanna

Matthews

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Fanny

Matthews

Daughter

-

10

1871

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Samuel

Matthews

Son

-

8

1873

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Matthews

Son

-

4

1877

Barrhill, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Matthews

Son

-

3

1878

Barrhill, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Cochrane

Cousin

Unmarried

25

1856

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Martha

Cochrane

Cousin

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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