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Household of John Matheson (born 1804, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portree, Invernessshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matheson, born in 1804 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Matheson, born in 1816 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Cathe (born 1854 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1843 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1857 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Walter (born 1878 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1880 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Cathe (born 1871 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John Matheson's household

Male

John

Matheson

Head
Female

Ann

Matheson

Wife
Female

Cathe

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Angus

Matheson

Son
Female

Mary

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Hume

Grandson
Male

John

Hume

Grandson
Female

Cathe

Beathen

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matheson

Head

Married

77

1804

Invernessshire, Scotland

Ann

Matheson

Wife

Married

65

1816

Invernessshire, Scotland

Cathe

Matheson

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Invernessshire, Scotland

Angus

Matheson

Son

Unmarried

38

1843

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Matheson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Invernessshire, Scotland

Walter

Hume

Grandson

-

3

1878

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Hume

Grandson

-

1

1880

Invernessshire, Scotland

Cathe

Beathen

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Invernessshire, Scotland

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