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Household of James C Mathison (born 1820, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Morton, Dumfriesshire, 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.

James C Mathison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James C Mathison, born in 1820 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James C was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Mary C (born 1865 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1876 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Lucy Ann (born 1879 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James C's Servant, Mary Maxwell, born in 1833 in Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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James C Mathison's household

Male

James C

Mathison

Head
Female

Mary C

Mathison

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mathison

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Mathison

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Mathison

Son
Female

Lucy Ann

Mathison

Daughter
Female

Mary

Maxwell

Servant
First name(s) James C
Last name Mathison
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James C

Mathison

Head

Widower

61

1820

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary C

Mathison

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Mathison

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mathison

Daughter

-

8

1873

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

Mathison

Son

-

5

1876

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Lucy Ann

Mathison

Daughter

-

2

1879

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Maxwell

Servant

-

48

1833

Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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