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Household of Matthew G Neilson (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

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 G Neilson and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew G Neilson, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 15 members. Matthew G was the head of the household, married to Jessie T Neilson, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert T (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry J (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes R (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew G's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew G's Servant, Agnes (born 1862 in Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Matthew G's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Matthew G Neilson's household

Male

Matthew G

Neilson

Head
Female

Jessie T

Neilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Neilson

Son
Male

Robert T

Neilson

Son
Male

Henry J

Neilson

Son
Female

Jessie

Neilson

Daughter
Male

William

Neilson

Son
Female

Agnes R

Neilson

Daughter
Male

James

Neilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Neilson

Son
Female

Ann

Duncan

Servant
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Servant
First name(s) Matthew G
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew G

Neilson

Head

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie T

Neilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert T

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry J

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Neilson

Son

-

14

1867

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes R

Neilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Neilson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Neilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Neilson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

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