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Household of Matthew Hunter (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

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 Hunter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Hunter, born in 1828 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Rachael S Hunter, born in 1828 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1858 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary B (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Wife's Sister, Alison Sanderson, born in 1837 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Matthew Hunter's household

Male

Matthew

Hunter

Head
Female

Rachael S

Hunter

Wife
Male

Alexander

Hunter

Son
Female

Mary B

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Alison

Sanderson

Wife's Sister
Female

Maggie

Hunter

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Hunter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Hunter

Head

Married

53

1828

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachael S

Hunter

Wife

Married

53

1828

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Hunter

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary B

Hunter

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alison

Sanderson

Wife's Sister

Unmarried

44

1837

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Hunter

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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