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Household of Matthew Armstrong (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

Matthew Armstrong and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Armstrong, born in 1839 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Armstrong, born in 1845 in Berwick on Tweed, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born - in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Matthew (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jemima (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christopher (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Armstrong's household

Male

Matthew

Armstrong

Head
Female

Margaret

Armstrong

Wife
Female

Mary

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

William

Armstrong

Son
Male

John

Armstrong

Son
Male

Matthew

Armstrong

Son
Female

Jemima

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Armstrong

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Armstrong
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Armstrong

Head

Married

42

1839

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Armstrong

Wife

Married

36

1845

Berwick on Tweed, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Armstrong

Daughter

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Armstrong

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Armstrong

Son

-

-

-

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Matthew

Armstrong

Son

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima

Armstrong

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christopher

Armstrong

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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