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Household of Robert Mathewson (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Mathewson, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Alice Mathewson, born in 1862 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Alice (born 1862 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Ellen E (born 1865 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1867 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Robert (born 1873 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Sarah Cowie, born in 1865 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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Robert Mathewson's household

Male

Robert

Mathewson

Head
Female

Mary Alice

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Ellen E

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Mathewson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Mathewson

Son
Male

Robert

Mathewson

Son
Female

Sarah

Cowie

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Mathewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Mathewson

Head

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Alice

Mathewson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Ellen E

Mathewson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Mathewson

Daughter

-

14

1867

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Mathewson

Son

-

13

1868

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Mathewson

Son

-

8

1873

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Sarah

Cowie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Invernessshire, Scotland

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