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Household of Robert Matheson (born 1819, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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.

Robert Matheson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Matheson, born in 1819 in Fife, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jessie Matheson, born in 1844 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1872 in Perthshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Ann (born 1856 in Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Catherine (born 1860 in Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Robert Matheson's household

Male

Robert

Matheson

Head
Female

Jessie

Matheson

Wife
Female

Annie

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Matheson

Son
Female

Isabella

Matheson

Daughter
Male

William

Matheson

Son
Female

Ann

Scott

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Scott

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Matheson

Head

Married

62

1819

Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Matheson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Matheson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Matheson

Son

-

7

1874

Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Matheson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Matheson

Son

-

1

1880

Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland

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