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Household of William Matheson (born 1840, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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.

William Matheson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Matheson, born in 1840 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Matheson, born in 1847 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1869 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1872 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Elisabeth Anderson, born in 1816 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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William Matheson's household

Male

William

Matheson

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Matheson

Wife
Male

John

Matheson

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Matheson

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Anderson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Matheson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Matheson

Head

Married

41

1840

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Matheson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Matheson

Son

-

12

1869

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Matheson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Anderson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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