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Household of Matthew Paterson (born 1819, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, Renfrewshire, 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 Paterson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Paterson, born in 1819 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Paterson, born in 1817 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Matthew (born 1848 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane W (born 1855 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Edmond (born 1860 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Visitor, Mary Price, born in 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Paterson's household

Male

Matthew

Paterson

Head
Female

Margaret

Paterson

Wife
Male

Matthew

Paterson

Son
Female

Jane W

Paterson

Daughter
Male

Edmond

Paterson

Son
Female

Mary

Price

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
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

Paterson

Head

Married

62

1819

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Paterson

Wife

Married

64

1817

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane W

Paterson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edmond

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Price

Visitor

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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