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Household of Colin Methven (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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.

Colin Methven and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Colin Methven, born in 1842 in Scoonie, Fife, consisted of 10 members. Colin was the head of the household, married to Janet Methven, born in 1842 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Colin (born 1864 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Stephen (born 1878 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Colin's Mother-In-Law, Jane Smart, born in 1808 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.


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Colin Methven's household

Male

Colin

Methven

Head
Female

Janet

Methven

Wife
Male

Colin

Methven

Son
Male

George

Methven

Son
Male

John

Methven

Son
Female

Jane

Methven

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Methven

Son
Male

Stephen

Methven

Son
Female

Helen

Methven

Daughter
Female

Jane

Smart

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Colin
Last name Methven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Colin

Methven

Head

Married

39

1842

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Methven

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Colin

Methven

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

George

Methven

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

John

Methven

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Methven

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Methven

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Stephen

Methven

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Methven

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Smart

Mother-In-Law

Widow

73

1808

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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