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Household of Joseph Mathieson (born 1856, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 Mathieson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mathieson, born in 1856 in Inverkeithing, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mathieson, born in 1860 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hannah (born 1881 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1850 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Joseph's Boarder, Robert (born 1862 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Mathieson's household

Male

Joseph

Mathieson

Head
Female

Margaret

Mathieson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Mathieson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Mathieson

Daughter
Male

James

Young

Brother-In-Law
Male

Robert

Clunie

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mathieson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mathieson

Head

Married

25

1856

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Mathieson

Wife

Married

21

1860

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Mathieson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

Mathieson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Young

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

31

1850

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Clunie

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Perthshire, Scotland

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