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Household of David Matthewson (born 1856, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

David Matthewson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Matthewson, born in 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Sarah Matthewson, born in 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; Hendry, born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Brother, Robert (born 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David's Sister-In-Law, Caroline (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and David's Nephew, Orson P (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Matthewson's household

Male

David

Matthewson

Head
Female

Sarah

Matthewson

Wife
Male

Hendry

Matthewson

Son
Male

Robert

Matthewson

Brother
Female

Caroline

Small

Sister-In-Law
Male

Orson P

Matthewson

Nephew
First name(s) David
Last name Matthewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Matthewson

Head

Married

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Matthewson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Hendry

Matthewson

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Matthewson

Brother

Married

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Caroline

Small

Sister-In-Law

Married

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Orson P

Matthewson

Nephew

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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