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Household of Robert Matheson (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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.

Robert Matheson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Matheson, born in 1840 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Matheson, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 8 children; William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Fred (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Matheson's household

Male

Robert

Matheson

Head
Female

Eliza

Matheson

Wife
Male

William

Matheson

Son
Female

Mary

Matheson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Matheson

Son
Male

Fred

Matheson

Son
Female

Robina

Matheson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Matheson

Daughter
Male

John

Matheson

Son
Female

Isabella

Matheson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Matheson

Head

Married

41

1840

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Matheson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

William

Matheson

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Matheson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Matheson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fred

Matheson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robina

Matheson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Matheson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Matheson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Matheson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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