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Household of John Mathewson (born 1803, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, 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 Mathewson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mathewson, born in 1803 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; James (born 1853 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1866 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Patrick (born 1870 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ellen (born 1851 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1848 in Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Mathewson's household

Male

John

Mathewson

Head
Male

James

Mathewson

Son
Male

John

Mathewson

Son
Male

Samuel

Mathewson

Son
Male

Patrick

Mathewson

Son
Female

Ellen

Angus

Servant
Male

Alexander

Forbes

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Mathewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mathewson

Head

Widower

78

1803

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Mathewson

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Mathewson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Samuel

Mathewson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Patrick

Mathewson

Son

-

11

1870

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ellen

Angus

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forbes

Boarder

Married

33

1848

Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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