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Household of John Matheson (born 1844, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

John Matheson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matheson, born in 1844 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Matheson, born in 1842 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Farquhar (born 1878 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Donald A (born 1880 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Colin Kemp, born in 1845 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John Matheson's household

Male

John

Matheson

Head
Female

Ann

Matheson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Farquhar

Matheson

Son
Male

Donald A

Matheson

Son
Male

Colin

Kemp

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matheson

Head

Married

37

1844

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

Matheson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Matheson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Farquhar

Matheson

Son

-

3

1878

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald A

Matheson

Son

-

1

1880

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Colin

Kemp

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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