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Household of Matthew Whitelaw (born 1819)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saint George, Midlothian, 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 1819 in , consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Agnes Whitelaw, born in 1838 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Edith (born 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ada (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Florence (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Isabella Ker, born in 1840 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland.
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Matthew Whitelaw's household
Matthew
Whitelaw
Head
Agnes
Whitelaw
Wife
Edith
Whitelaw
Daughter
Charles
Whitelaw
Son
Ada
Whitelaw
Daughter
Florence
Whitelaw
Daughter
Isabella
Ker
Servant
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Whitelaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Whitelaw | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | England | |
Agnes | Whitelaw | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Edith | Whitelaw | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Charles | Whitelaw | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ada | Whitelaw | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Florence | Whitelaw | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Ker | Servant | Unmarried | 41 | 1840 | Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
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