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Household of James Mather (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, 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.

James Mather and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mather, born in 1849 in Newhaven, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mather, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Marieon (born 1879 in Fife, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and James's Servant, Ellen (born 1867 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland).


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James Mather's household

Male

James

Mather

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mather

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Mather

Daughter
Male

James

Mather

Son
Female

Marieon

Mather

Daughter
Male

George

Mather

Son
Female

Mary

Swinton

Servant
Female

Ellen

Herd

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mather
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mather

Head

Married

32

1849

Newhaven, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mather

Wife

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mather

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Mather

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marieon

Mather

Daughter

-

2

1879

Fife, Scotland

George

Mather

Son

-

1

1880

Fife, Scotland

Mary

Swinton

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Ellen

Herd

Servant

-

14

1867

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

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