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Household of Matthew Harris (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 Harris and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Harris, born in 1833 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Eliza Harris, born in 1836 in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella L (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James L (born 1866 in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1874 in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1848 in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland), Matthew's Visitor, Jeanie (born 1853 in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Visitor, Eliza (born 1880 in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Harris's household

Male

Matthew

Harris

Head
Female

Eliza

Harris

Wife
Female

Isabella L

Harris

Daughter
Male

John

Harris

Son
Male

James L

Harris

Son
Female

Annie

Harris

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Harris

Son
Female

Janet

Loudon

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jeanie

Young

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Young

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Harris

Head

Married

48

1833

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Eliza

Harris

Wife

Married

45

1836

Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella L

Harris

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Harris

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James L

Harris

Son

-

15

1866

Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Harris

Daughter

-

7

1874

Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland

Matthew

Harris

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Loudon

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

33

1848

Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Young

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland

Eliza

Young

Visitor

-

1

1880

Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland

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