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Household of Joseph Matthews (born 1836, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Matthews and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Matthews, born in 1836 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Matthews, born in 1835 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1858 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1860 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1862 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1865 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Father-In-Law, Andrew (born 1794 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Joseph's Niece, Margaret (born 1866 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Joseph's Nephew, Peter (born 1868 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Joseph's Niece, Janet (born 1870 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Matthews's household

Male

Joseph

Matthews

Head
Female

Mary

Matthews

Wife
Male

Alexander

Matthews

Son
Female

Jane

Matthews

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Matthews

Son
Male

Andrew

Hanna

Father-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Hanna

Niece
Male

Peter

Hanna

Nephew
Female

Janet

Hanna

Niece
Male

John

Cassidy

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Matthews

Head

Married

45

1836

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Matthews

Wife

Married

46

1835

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Matthews

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Matthews

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Hannah

Matthews

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Joseph

Matthews

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Hanna

Father-In-Law

Widower

87

1794

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hanna

Niece

-

15

1866

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter

Hanna

Nephew

-

13

1868

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Hanna

Niece

-

11

1870

Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Cassidy

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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