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Household of Samuel Mathers (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, 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.

Samuel Mathers and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Mathers, born in 1843 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Helen Mathers, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1876 in Newport, Fife, Scotland) and Alfred (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Jane Shepherd, born in 1878 in Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Samuel Mathers's household

Male

Samuel

Mathers

Head
Female

Helen

Mathers

Wife
Female

Jane

Mathers

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Mathers

Son
Female

Jane

Shepherd

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Mathers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Mathers

Head

Married

38

1843

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Mathers

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Mathers

Daughter

-

5

1876

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Alfred

Mathers

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Shepherd

Servant

Unmarried

3

1878

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

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