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Household of Matthew Story (born 1843, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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 Story and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Story, born in 1843 in Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1872 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1816 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Sister-In-Law, Agnes (born 1839 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Story's household

Male

Matthew

Story

Head
Male

Thomas

Story

Son
Male

William

Story

Son
Female

Janet

Story

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Story

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Richardson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Agnes

Park

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Story
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Story

Head

Widower

38

1843

Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas

Story

Son

-

16

1865

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Story

Son

-

13

1868

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Story

Daughter

-

11

1870

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Story

Daughter

-

9

1872

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Richardson

Mother-In-Law

Married

65

1816

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Agnes

Park

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

42

1839

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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