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Household of Robert Mathewson (born 1848, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 Mathewson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Mathewson, born in 1848 in Pathhead, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Cath Mathewson, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Cath (born 1871 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Sinclairtown, Fife, Scotland), Christ (born 1878 in Sinclairtown, Fife, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Sinclairtown, Fife, Scotland).


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Robert Mathewson's household

Male

Robert

Mathewson

Head
Female

Cath

Mathewson

Wife
Female

Jane

Mathewson

Daughter
Male

George

Mathewson

Son
Female

Cath

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Christ

Mathewson

Daughter
Male

John

Mathewson

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Mathewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Mathewson

Head

Married

33

1848

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Cath

Mathewson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Jane

Mathewson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Mathewson

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Cath

Mathewson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Mathewson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Sinclairtown, Fife, Scotland

Christ

Mathewson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Sinclairtown, Fife, Scotland

John

Mathewson

Son

-

2

1879

Sinclairtown, Fife, Scotland

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