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Household of John Mathewson (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tarves, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mathewson, born in 1827 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Mathewson, born in 1850 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1879 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabel (born 1881 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Barbara (born 1860 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1868 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1857 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, George (born 1863 in Marnoch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Mathewson's household

Male

John

Mathewson

Head
Female

Jane

Mathewson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Mathewson

Son
Male

James

Mathewson

Son
Male

William

Mathewson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Reid

Servant
Female

Jane

Mathew

Servant
Male

Thomas

Marshall

Servant
Male

George

Williamson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mathewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mathewson

Head

Married

54

1827

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Mathewson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Mathewson

Son

-

9

1872

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Mathewson

Son

-

7

1874

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Mathewson

Son

-

5

1876

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Mathewson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabel

Mathewson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbara

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Mathew

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Marshall

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Williamson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Marnoch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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