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Household of Matthew Wishart (born 1835, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Wishart and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wishart, born in 1835 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Christina Wishart, born in 1837 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie C (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane B (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Step Daughter, Ellen P (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Matthew's Mother-In-Law, Helen (born 1810 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
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Matthew Wishart's household
Matthew
Wishart
Head
Christina
Wishart
Wife
Jessie C
Wishart
Daughter
Jane B
Wishart
Daughter
Ellen P
McLean
Step Daughter
Helen
McLean
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Wishart |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Wishart | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Christina | Wishart | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Jessie C | Wishart | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane B | Wishart | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ellen P | McLean | Step Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | McLean | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
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