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Household of George Matheson (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

George Matheson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Matheson, born in 1845 in , consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Margaret Matheson, born in 1839 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), James (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Helen (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Sister In Law, Helen (born 1824 in Scotland) and George's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in London, Middlesex, England).


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George Matheson's household

Male

George

Matheson

Head
Female

Margaret

Matheson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Matheson

Daughter
Male

James

Matheson

Son
Female

Helen

Matheson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Gray

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Martin

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Matheson

Head

Married

36

1845

Scotland

Margaret

Matheson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Margaret

Matheson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

James

Matheson

Son

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Helen

Matheson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Helen

Gray

Sister In Law

Single

57

1824

Scotland

Elizabeth

Martin

Servant

Single

21

1860

London, Middlesex, England

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