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Robert Playfair Mathew1,2

M, #17959, b. 31 July 1822
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 24 Oct 2021

Parents:

Father*: Thomas Mathew1 b. 2 May 1791, d. b Apr 1851
Mother*: Janet Playfair1 b. 1788, d. 8 Sep 1857
  • Birth*: Robert Playfair Mathew was born on 31 July 1822 at Errol, Perthshire, Scotkand, ; Name     Robert Playfair Mathew
    Sex     Male
    Christening Date     1 Sep 1822
    Christening Place     Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
    Christening Place (Original)     Errol, Perth, Scotland
    Birth Date     31 Jul 1822
    Father's Name     Thomas Mathew
    Father's Sex     Male
    Mother's Name     Janet Playfair
    Mother's Sex     Female.1,2
  • He was the son of Thomas Mathew and Janet Playfair.1
  • (Informant) Death: Robert Playfair Mathew registered the death of Janet Playfair on 8 September 1857 at 27 West Port, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Mathew, Janet widow, died 1857 September Eighth 4.25 pm 27 West Port, Dundee, female aged 49 parents James Palyfair (dec) & Agnes Playfair ms Laird (dec); gastic interitis miocordia 6 days as cerified by Chas Robertson physician who saw deceased on 8th septmber, buried Old Burying Ground Dundee as certified by Wm Loggie undertaker, signed Robert MAthew son present, registered 1857 September 10th at Dundee signed Alex Grant registrar.3

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841Robert Playfair Mathew was listed along with Thomas Mathew and Janet Playfair in the 1841 census at St Mary's Close, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . First name(s)     Last name     Sex     Age     Birth year     Birth place
Thomas     Matthew     Male     45     1796     Scotland occ labourer
Jannet     Playfair     Female     40     1801     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
James     Matthew     Male     20     1821     Scotland occ painter (printer?)
Helen     Matthew     Female     20     1821     Scotland occ PI weaver
Robert     Matthew     Male     15     1826     Scotland occ carpenter
George     Matthew     Male     13     1828     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland occ tailor
James     Matthew     Male     7     1834     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Helen     Ferguson     Female     2     1839     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.1
Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of Janet Playfair in the 1851 census at 3 Pitcairns Court, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
Janet P     Matthew     Head     Widow     Female     63     1788     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
James P     Matthew     Son     Unmarried     Male     29     1822     Printer compositor     Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Robert P     Matthew     Son     Unmarried     Male     28     1823     Clerk     Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
John P     Matthew     Son     Unmarried     Male     19     1832     Printer compositor (app)     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Helen     Ferguson     Niece     Unmarried     Female     14     1837     Gen serv     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.4,5

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) James Matthew in 1841
    1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    St Marys Close, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
  2. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ7Y-SYZ : 11 February 2020), Thomas Mathew in entry for Robert Playfair Mathew, 1822.[Oct 2021]
  3. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory death 1857 Dundee 2nd ref 282/02 726 image held [PCC oct 2021].
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) James P Matthew in 1851
    1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Pitcairns Court, 3, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) James P Matthew in the 1851 Scotland Census
    Source Citation
    Parish: Dundee; ED: 21; Page: 30; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1851_60; Year: 1851

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006
    Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register OAice for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
    Description
    The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place,
    name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb.. [Mar 2018]