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Household of Niven Matthews (born 1814, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, 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.
Niven Matthews and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Niven Matthews, born in 1814 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. Niven was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Niven (born 1856 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Margaret T (born 1851 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1863 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Niven's Servant, Mary Brown, born in 1863 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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Niven Matthews's household
Niven
Matthews
Head
Niven
Matthews
Son
Margaret T
Matthews
Daughter
Jessie
Matthews
Daughter
Mary
Brown
Servant
| First name(s) | Niven |
| Last name | Matthews |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 67 |
| Birth year | 1814 |
| Birth place | Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Niven | Matthews | Head | Widower | 67 | 1814 | Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Niven | Matthews | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret T | Matthews | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Matthews | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Brown | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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