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Household of Matthew Whitelaw (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 Whitelaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Whitelaw, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Isabella Whitelaw, born in 1850 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Brother, John (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Brother, George (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Whitelaw's household

Male

Matthew

Whitelaw

Head
Female

Isabella

Whitelaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Whitelaw

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Whitelaw

Son
Male

James

Whitelaw

Son
Male

John

Whitelaw

Brother
Male

George

Whitelaw

Brother
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Whitelaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Whitelaw

Head

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Whitelaw

Wife

Married

31

1850

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Whitelaw

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Whitelaw

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Whitelaw

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Whitelaw

Brother

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Whitelaw

Brother

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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