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Household of John Matheson (born 1843, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matheson, born in 1843 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Matheson, born in 1850 in Buteshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isa (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Malcolm K (born 1880 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, George Guthrie, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Matheson's household

Male

John

Matheson

Head
Female

Mary

Matheson

Wife
Female

Isa

Matheson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Matheson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Malcolm K

Matheson

Son
Male

George

Guthrie

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matheson

Head

Married

38

1843

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Matheson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Buteshire, Scotland

Isa

Matheson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Matheson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Matheson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Malcolm K

Matheson

Son

-

1

1880

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

Guthrie

Lodger

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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