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Household of Robert Matthew (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 Matthew and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Matthew, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Matthew, born in 1852 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Hugh (born 1854 in Dores, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Donald (born 1857 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Robert Matthew's household

Male

Robert

Matthew

Head
Female

Mary

Matthew

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Matthew

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Matthew

Daughter
Male

Robert

Matthew

Son
Male

Hugh

Fraser

Boarder
Male

Donald

McGregor

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Matthew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
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

Matthew

Head

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Matthew

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Matthew

Daughter

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Matthew

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Matthew

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Fraser

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Dores, Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

McGregor

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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