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Household of Matthew Brechin (born 1853, Dunbartonshire)

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.

Matthew Brechin and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Brechin, born in 1853 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Grace Brechin, born in 1857 in Carsphairn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret B (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes H A (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Braehead, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Brechin's household

Male

Matthew

Brechin

Head
Female

Grace

Brechin

Wife
Female

Margaret B

Brechin

Daughter
Female

Agnes H A

Brechin

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Blackley

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Sconler

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Brechin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Brechin

Head

Married

28

1853

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Grace

Brechin

Wife

Married

24

1857

Carsphairn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret B

Brechin

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes H A

Brechin

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Blackley

Visitor

-

13

1868

Braehead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sconler

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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