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Household of Matthew Elder (born 1844)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 Elder and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Elder, born in 1844 in , consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Janet Elder, born in 1845 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Marion (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Boarder, Marion (born 1855 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Boarder, Jane (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Matthew Elder's household
Matthew
Elder
Head
Janet
Elder
Wife
Janet
Elder
Daughter
Mary
Elder
Daughter
Elizabeth
Elder
Daughter
Maggie
Elder
Daughter
Marion
Elder
Daughter
Marion
McPherson
Boarder
Jane
Brown
Boarder
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Elder |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Elder | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Ireland | |
Janet | Elder | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Elder | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Elder | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Elder | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Elder | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Elder | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | McPherson | Boarder | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Brown | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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