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Household of James Meston (born 1854, Aberdeenshire)

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.

James Meston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Meston, born in 1854 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Meston, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ann (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father-In-Law, Farrell (born 1829 in Ireland), James's Lodger, James (born 1844 in Ireland), James's Lodger, Maggie (born 1846 in Ireland) and James's Lodger, Bridget (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Meston's household

Male

James

Meston

Head
Female

Mary

Meston

Wife
Male

John

Meston

Son
Female

Ann

Meston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Meston

Son
Male

Farrell

Golden

Father-In-Law
Male

James

Morram

Lodger
Female

Maggie

Morram

Lodger
Female

Bridget

Morram

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Meston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Meston

Head

Married

27

1854

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Meston

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

John

Meston

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Meston

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Meston

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Farrell

Golden

Father-In-Law

Married

52

1829

Ireland

James

Morram

Lodger

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Maggie

Morram

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Bridget

Morram

Lodger

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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