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Household of Alexander Methven (born 1819, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alexander Methven and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Methven, born in 1819 in Kingskettle, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Methven, born in 1824 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1858 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1860 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1865 in Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland) and David W (born 1868 in Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Methven's household

Male

Alexander

Methven

Head
Female

Jane

Methven

Wife
Male

Henry

Methven

Son
Male

Richard

Methven

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Methven

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Methven

Son
Male

David W

Methven

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Methven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Methven

Head

Married

62

1819

Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Methven

Wife

Married

57

1824

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Henry

Methven

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Richard

Methven

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Methven

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Andrew

Methven

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

David W

Methven

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

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