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Household of James Matthew (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Matthew and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Matthew, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Matthew, born in 1841 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1865 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane Ann (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Matthew's household

Male

James

Matthew

Head
Female

Mary

Matthew

Wife
Female

Mary

Matthew

Daughter
Male

Robert

Matthew

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Matthew

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Matthew

Daughter
Male

James

Matthew

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Matthew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Matthew

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Matthew

Wife

Married

40

1841

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Matthew

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Matthew

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Matthew

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Ann

Matthew

Daughter

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Matthew

Son

-

3

1878

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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