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Household of James Matheson (born 1850, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portree, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Matheson, born in 1850 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Matheson, born in 1852 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Flora (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Catharine (born 1876 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1878 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, Roderick (born 1831 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Christina (born 1830 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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James Matheson's household

Male

James

Matheson

Head
Female

Mary

Matheson

Wife
Male

Roderick

Matheson

Brother
Female

Flora

Matheson

Daughter
Female

Catharine

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Malcolm

Matheson

Son
Female

Christina

Mackinnon

Servant
Male

John

Matheson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Matheson

Head

Married

31

1850

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Matheson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Invernessshire, Scotland

Roderick

Matheson

Brother

Unmarried

50

1831

Invernessshire, Scotland

Flora

Matheson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catharine

Matheson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Invernessshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Matheson

Son

-

3

1878

Invernessshire, Scotland

Christina

Mackinnon

Servant

-

51

1830

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Matheson

Son

-

0

1881

Invernessshire, Scotland

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