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Household of Edward Mather (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Edward Mather and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Mather, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 13 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Isabella Mather, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alex (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Edward (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Margaret (born 1848 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Edward's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Edward's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Edward Mather's household

Male

Edward

Mather

Head
Female

Isabella

Mather

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Mather

Daughter
Male

Alex

Mather

Son
Male

Edward

Mather

Son
Female

Isabella

Mather

Daughter
Female

Helen

Mather

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Mather

Daughter
Male

James

Mather

Son
Male

William

Mather

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Servant
Female

Mary

McDonald

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Mather
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Mather

Head

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Mather

Wife

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mather

Daughter

Married

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alex

Mather

Son

Married

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edward

Mather

Son

Married

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Mather

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Mather

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Mather

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Mather

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Mather

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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