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Household of Catherine Matheson (born 1803, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Catherine Matheson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Matheson, born in 1803 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Donald (born 1839 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1841 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Mary (born 1837 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1846 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Catherine's Grandson, Farquhar (born 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Catherine's Grandson, Murdoch (born 1880 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Catherine Matheson's household

Female

Catherine

Matheson

Head
Male

Donald

Matheson

Son
Male

John

Matheson

Son
Female

Mary

Matheson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Farquhar

Kennedy

Grandson
Male

Murdoch

McRae

Grandson
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Matheson

Head

Widow

78

1803

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Matheson

Son

Unmarried

42

1839

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Matheson

Son

Unmarried

40

1841

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Matheson

Daughter

Unmarried

44

1837

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Matheson

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Farquhar

Kennedy

Grandson

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdoch

McRae

Grandson

-

1

1880

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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