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Household of Janet Mathison (born 1835, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 Mathison and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Mathison, born in 1835 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, consisted of 9 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Maggie (born 1861 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1867 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1871 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Boarder, Thomas (born 1855 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Janet's Boarder, Mina (born 1877 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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Janet Mathison's household

Female

Janet

Mathison

Head
Female

Maggie

Mathison

Daughter
Male

William

Mathison

Son
Male

John

Mathison

Son
Female

Agnes

Mathison

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Mathison

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Mathison

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Heard

Boarder
Female

Mina

Munay

Boarder
First name(s) Janet
Last name Mathison
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Mathison

Head

Widow

46

1835

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Mathison

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

William

Mathison

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Mathison

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Mathison

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mathison

Daughter

-

12

1869

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Mathison

Daughter

-

10

1871

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Heard

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mina

Munay

Boarder

-

4

1877

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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