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Household of John Mathieson (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keig, 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 Mathieson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mathieson, born in 1831 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Mathieson, born in 1835 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1856 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1877 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Lizzie (born 1875 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Mother-In-Law, Jessie (born 1805 in Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Mathieson's household

Male

John

Mathieson

Head
Female

Betsy

Mathieson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Mathieson

Daughter
Male

John

Mathieson

Son
Male

Alexander

Mathieson

Son
Female

Lizzie

Fowlie

Granddaughter
Female

Jessie

Taylor

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Mathieson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mathieson

Head

Married

50

1831

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Betsy

Mathieson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mathieson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Mathieson

Son

-

6

1875

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Mathieson

Son

-

4

1877

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Fowlie

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Taylor

Mother-In-Law

Widow

76

1805

Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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