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Household of James Mathew (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

James Mathew and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mathew, born in 1841 in Crail, Fife, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mathew, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth Mclean, born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, William J (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's -, Jane Georgina (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's -, Elizabeth Juller (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Mathew's household

Male

James

Mathew

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mathew

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Mclean

Mathew

Daughter
Male

William J

Palston

Brother-In-Law
Female

Jane Georgina

Palston

-
Female

Elizabeth Juller

Jait

-
First name(s) James
Last name Mathew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Crail, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mathew

Head

Married

40

1841

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mathew

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Mclean

Mathew

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J

Palston

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane Georgina

Palston

-

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Juller

Jait

-

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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