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Household of Isabella Matthewson (born 1827, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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.

Isabella Matthewson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella Matthewson, born in 1827 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Isabella was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Mary (born 1857 in England), Ella (born 1861 in England), Annie (born 1863 in England) and Lily (born 1865 in England).
During the period, also present in the household was Isabella's Servant, Alison Hogg, born in 1855 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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Isabella Matthewson's household

Female

Isabella

Matthewson

Head
Female

Mary

Matthewson

Daughter
Female

Ella

Matthewson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Matthewson

Daughter
Female

Lily

Matthewson

Daughter
Female

Alison

Hogg

Servant
First name(s) Isabella
Last name Matthewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabella

Matthewson

Head

Widow

54

1827

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Matthewson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

England

Ella

Matthewson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

England

Annie

Matthewson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

England

Lily

Matthewson

Daughter

-

16

1865

England

Alison

Hogg

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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