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Household of James Matheson (born 1841, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stenscholl, Invernessshire, 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 Matheson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Matheson, born in 1841 in Invernessshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Matheson, born in 1851 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1872 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Flora (born 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1876 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Peggy (born 1881 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1816 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and James's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1855 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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James Matheson's household

Male

James

Matheson

Head
Female

Catherine

Matheson

Wife
Male

John

Matheson

Son
Female

Flora

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Matheson

Son
Male

Donald

Matheson

Son
Male

John

Matheson

Son
Female

Peggy

Matheson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McLean

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

McLean

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Matheson

Head

Married

40

1841

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Matheson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Matheson

Son

-

9

1872

Invernessshire, Scotland

Flora

Matheson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Matheson

Son

-

7

1874

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

Matheson

Son

-

5

1876

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Matheson

Son

-

3

1878

Invernessshire, Scotland

Peggy

Matheson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLean

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

McLean

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Invernessshire, Scotland

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