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Household of James Mathieson (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Mathieson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mathieson, born in 1837 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Mathieson, born in 1840 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Rachel (born 1861 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Agnes (born 1863 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1866 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Susan (born 1869 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1873 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Mathieson's household

Male

James

Mathieson

Head
Female

Janet

Mathieson

Wife
Female

Rachel

Mathieson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Mathieson

Daughter
Male

William

Mathieson

Son
Female

Susan

Mathieson

Daughter
Male

James

Mathieson

Son
Male

John

Mathieson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Mathieson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mathieson

Head

Married

44

1837

Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Mathieson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Rachel

Mathieson

Daughter

-

20

1861

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Mathieson

Daughter

-

18

1863

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Mathieson

Son

-

15

1866

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Susan

Mathieson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Mathieson

Son

-

8

1873

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Mathieson

Son

-

4

1877

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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