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Household of Joseph Matheson (born 1830, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunnet, Caithness, 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.

Joseph Matheson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Matheson, born in 1830 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Matheson, born in 1834 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1863 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland), Sinclair (born 1867 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland), Joseph (born 1871 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland) and James (born 1874 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland).


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Joseph Matheson's household

Male

Joseph

Matheson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Matheson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Sinclair

Matheson

Son
Female

Jane

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Matheson

Son
Male

James

Matheson

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Matheson

Head

Married

51

1830

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Matheson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Matheson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Sinclair

Matheson

Son

-

14

1867

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Matheson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Joseph

Matheson

Son

-

10

1871

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

James

Matheson

Son

-

7

1874

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

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