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Household of George Matheson (born 1836, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.

George Matheson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Matheson, born in 1836 in Sutherland, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Marion Matheson, born in 1837 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Bella (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1873 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, Robert (born 1861 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland) and George's Boarder, John Cameron (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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George Matheson's household

Male

George

Matheson

Head
Female

Marion

Matheson

Wife
Female

Bella

Matheson

Daughter
Male

John

Matheson

Son
Male

Robert

Ferguson

Boarder
Male

John Cameron

Lawson

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Matheson

Head

Married

45

1836

Sutherland, Scotland

Marion

Matheson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Bella

Matheson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Matheson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Ferguson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

John Cameron

Lawson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

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