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Household of James Methven (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Largo, 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.

James Methven and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Methven, born in 1847 in Lathones, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Methven, born in 1852 in Dalginross, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Largo, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Largo, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Largo, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1881 in Largo, Fife, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1872 in Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Elizabeth McCulloch, born in 1854 in Dalginross, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Methven's household

Male

James

Methven

Head
Female

Catherine

Methven

Wife
Male

Thomas

Methven

Son
Female

Jane

Methven

Daughter
Male

James

Methven

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Methven

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McCulloch

Visitor
Female

Catherine

Methven

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Methven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lathones, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Methven

Head

Married

34

1847

Lathones, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Methven

Wife

Married

29

1852

Dalginross, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Methven

Son

-

7

1874

Largo, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Methven

Daughter

-

3

1878

Largo, Fife, Scotland

James

Methven

Son

-

2

1879

Largo, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Methven

Daughter

-

0

1881

Largo, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

McCulloch

Visitor

Unmarried

27

1854

Dalginross, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Methven

Daughter

-

9

1872

Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland

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