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Household of William Mathewson (born 1824, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tulliallan, Perthshire, 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 Mathewson and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mathewson, born in 1824 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 20 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Mathewson, born in 1825 in Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1854 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1856 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1859 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Cressy (born 1861 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Eliza (born 1863 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and James (born 1848 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1849 in Fife, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Elizabeth M (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William's Grandson, Robert W (born 1876 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William's Grandson, James W (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Mary E (born 1879 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William's Niece, Christiana B (born 1861 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1850 in Carronshore, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Isabella (born 1852 in Tanfield, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Muirton, Invernessshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Helen (born 1852 in Abbeyhill, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Servant, Charles (born 1863 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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William Mathewson's household

Male

William

Mathewson

Head
Female

Mary

Mathewson

Wife
Male

William

Mathewson

Son
Female

Jeanie

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Cressy

Mathewson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Mathewson

Daughter
Male

James

Mathewson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mathewson

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth M

Mathewson

Granddaughter
Male

Robert W

Mathewson

Grandson
Male

James W

Mathewson

Grandson
Female

Mary E

Mathewson

Granddaughter
Female

Christiana B

Dobie

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Mackay

Servant
Female

Isabella

Fullerton

Servant
Female

Jane

Fraser

Servant
Female

Helen

Wallace

Servant
Female

Jane

McConnichie

Servant
Male

Charles

Kilpatrick

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Mathewson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mathewson

Head

Married

57

1824

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Mathewson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Mathewson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jeanie

Mathewson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Mathewson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Cressy

Mathewson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Mathewson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Mathewson

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mathewson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

32

1849

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Mathewson

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Robert W

Mathewson

Grandson

-

5

1876

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James W

Mathewson

Grandson

-

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary E

Mathewson

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Christiana B

Dobie

Niece

Unmarried

20

1861

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Carronshore, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Fullerton

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Tanfield, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Muirton, Invernessshire, Scotland

Helen

Wallace

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Abbeyhill, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

McConnichie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Kilpatrick

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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