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Household of Edward Matthew (born 1843, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, 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 Matthew and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Matthew, born in 1843 in Tayport, Fife, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Christina Matthew, born in 1844 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), Georgina (born 1869 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland), Annie (born 1876 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother-In-Law, Christina (born 1806 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland), Edward's Boarder, Sarah (born 1855 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland) and Edward's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland).
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Edward Matthew's household
Edward
Matthew
Head
Christina
Matthew
Wife
John
Matthew
Son
Georgina
Matthew
Daughter
James
Matthew
Son
Annie
Matthew
Daughter
Mary
Matthew
Daughter
Christina
Christie
Mother-In-Law
Sarah
Cowperthwaite
Boarder
James
Bruce
Boarder
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Matthew |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Tayport, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Matthew | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Tayport, Fife, Scotland | |
Christina | Matthew | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Newburgh, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Matthew | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Tayport, Fife, Scotland | |
Georgina | Matthew | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Tayport, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Matthew | Son | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Tayport, Fife, Scotland | |
Annie | Matthew | Daughter | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Tayport, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Matthew | Daughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Tayport, Fife, Scotland | |
Christina | Christie | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 75 | 1806 | Newburgh, Fife, Scotland | |
Sarah | Cowperthwaite | Boarder | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Newburgh, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Bruce | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Tayport, Fife, Scotland |
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