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Household of Janet Matheson (born 1828, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.

Janet Matheson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Matheson, born in 1828 in Lairg, Sutherland, consisted of 5 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Elspeth (born 1826 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland), Phillip (born 1859 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland) and James (born 1862 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Grandson, Robert Irvine, born in 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Janet Matheson's household

Female

Janet

Matheson

Head
Female

Elspeth

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Phillip

Matheson

Son
Male

James

Matheson

Son
Male

Robert

Irvine

Grandson
First name(s) Janet
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Matheson

Head

Widow

53

1828

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Elspeth

Matheson

Daughter

Unmarried

55

1826

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Phillip

Matheson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

James

Matheson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Robert

Irvine

Grandson

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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