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Household of John Mathison (born 1830, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 Mathison and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mathison, born in 1830 in Kiltarlity, Invernessshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mathison, born in 1832 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret Isabella (born 1865 in City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1867 in City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander George (born 1869 in City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles James (born 1879 in City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1802 in Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Mathison's household

Male

John

Mathison

Head
Female

Margaret

Mathison

Wife
Female

Margaret Isabella

Mathison

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Mathison

Daughter
Male

Alexander George

Mathison

Son
Male

John

Mathison

Son
Male

Charles James

Mathison

Son
Female

Isabella

Retchie

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mathison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Kiltarlity, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mathison

Head

Married

51

1830

Kiltarlity, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mathison

Wife

Married

49

1832

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret Isabella

Mathison

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Mathison

Daughter

-

14

1867

City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander George

Mathison

Son

-

12

1869

City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Mathison

Son

-

9

1872

City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles James

Mathison

Son

-

2

1879

City, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Retchie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

79

1802

Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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