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Household of Thomas Matthews (born 1819, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carluke, 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.

Thomas Matthews and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Matthews, born in 1819 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessie Matthews, born in 1826 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1852 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Matthews's household

Male

Thomas

Matthews

Head
Female

Jessie

Matthews

Wife
Male

James

Matthews

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Servant
Female

Mary

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Matthews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Matthews

Head

Married

62

1819

Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Matthews

Wife

Married

55

1826

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Matthews

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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