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Household of Arthur Mechan (born 1846)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.
Arthur Mechan and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Mechan, born in 1846 in , consisted of 9 members. Arthur was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Catherine (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Arthur's Step Son, William J (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Arthur's Step Son, James (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Arthur's Step Son, Edward (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Arthur's Step Son, Joseph (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Arthur's Step Daughter, Roseanna (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Arthur's Servant, Magdalen (born 1831 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Arthur Mechan's household
Arthur
Mechan
Head
William J
McGann
Step Son
James
McGann
Step Son
Edward
McGann
Step Son
Joseph
McGann
Step Son
Catherine
Mechan
Daughter
Roseanna
McGann
Step Daughter
James
Mechan
Son
Magdalen
Duff
Servant
| First name(s) | Arthur |
| Last name | Mechan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur | Mechan | Head | Widower | 35 | 1846 | Ireland | |
William J | McGann | Step Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | McGann | Step Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Edward | McGann | Step Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Joseph | McGann | Step Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Catherine | Mechan | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Roseanna | McGann | Step Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Mechan | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Magdalen | Duff | Servant | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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