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Household of Matthew Drysdale (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 Drysdale and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Drysdale, born in 1836 in , consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Agnes Drysdale, born in 1850 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Drysdale's household

Male

Matthew

Drysdale

Head
Female

Agnes

Drysdale

Wife
Male

James

Drysdale

Son
Male

Matthew

Drysdale

Son
Female

Jane

Drysdale

Daughter
Male

Peter

Drysdale

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Drysdale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Drysdale

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Agnes

Drysdale

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Drysdale

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Drysdale

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Drysdale

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Drysdale

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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