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Household of John Mathewson (born 1848, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mathewson, born in 1848 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Mathewson, born in 1845 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Maria (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Magdalen (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Maria Garland, born in 1841 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Mathewson's household

Male

John

Mathewson

Head
Female

Ann

Mathewson

Wife
Female

Maria

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Mathewson

Daughter
Male

James

Mathewson

Son
Female

Magdalen

Mathewson

Daughter
Male

John

Mathewson

Son
Female

Maria

Garland

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Mathewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mathewson

Head

Married

33

1848

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Mathewson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maria

Mathewson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Mathewson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Mathewson

Son

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Magdalen

Mathewson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Mathewson

Son

-

1

1880

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maria

Garland

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

40

1841

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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