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Household of Matthew Whitfield (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 Whitfield and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Whitfield, born in 1836 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Marion Whitfield, born in 1837 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1866 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1870 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1873 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1875 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Visitor, James McKay, born in 1859 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Whitfield's household

Male

Matthew

Whitfield

Head
Female

Marion

Whitfield

Wife
Male

John

Whitfield

Son
Female

Christina

Whitfield

Daughter
Female

Annie

Whitfield

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Whitfield

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Whitfield

Daughter
Male

James

McKay

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Whitfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Whitfield

Head

Married

45

1836

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Whitfield

Wife

Married

44

1837

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Whitfield

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Christina

Whitfield

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Whitfield

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Whitfield

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Whitfield

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McKay

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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