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Household of Matthew Douglas (born 1853, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, 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 Douglas and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Douglas, born in 1853 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Douglas, born in 1857 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1877 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Nephew, William Clark, born in 1880 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Douglas's household

Male

Matthew

Douglas

Head
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Wife
Male

David

Douglas

Son
Male

James

Douglas

Son
Male

William

Clark

Nephew
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Douglas

Head

Married

28

1853

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Wife

Married

24

1857

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Douglas

Son

-

4

1877

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Douglas

Son

-

3

1878

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Clark

Nephew

-

1

1880

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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