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Household of Matthew Neil (born 1829, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland, 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 Neil and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Neil, born in 1829 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Barbara A Neil, born in 1828 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1863 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Susan (born 1865 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1869 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, David Neil, born in 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Neil's household

Male

Matthew

Neil

Head
Female

Barbara A

Neil

Wife
Male

Robert

Neil

Son
Female

Susan

Neil

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Neil

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Neil

Daughter
Male

David

Neil

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Neil
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Neil

Head

Married

52

1829

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Barbara A

Neil

Wife

Married

53

1828

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Neil

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Susan

Neil

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Neil

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Neil

Daughter

-

12

1869

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Neil

Boarder

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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