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Household of Matthew Wotherspoon (born 1811, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Wotherspoon and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wotherspoon, born in 1811 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Matthew was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Sister, Janet (born 1799 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1809 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew's Servant, Jessie (born 1859 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Wotherspoon's household

Male

Matthew

Wotherspoon

Head
Female

Janet

Wotherspoon

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Wotherspoon

Sister
Female

Jessie

Coleman

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wotherspoon
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wotherspoon

Head

Unmarried

70

1811

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wotherspoon

Sister

Unmarried

82

1799

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wotherspoon

Sister

Unmarried

72

1809

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Coleman

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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