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Household of Peter Matheson (born 1839, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canisbay, Caithness, 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.

Peter Matheson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Matheson, born in 1839 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Matheson, born in 1836 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1862 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Peter (born 1872 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).


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Peter Matheson's household

Male

Peter

Matheson

Head
Female

Isabella

Matheson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Matheson

Son
Male

Peter

Matheson

Son
Female

Mary

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Matheson

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Matheson

Head

Married

42

1839

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Matheson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Matheson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Matheson

Son

-

11

1870

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Peter

Matheson

Son

-

9

1872

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Matheson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Andrew

Matheson

Son

-

1

1880

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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