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Household of Janet Methven (born 1814, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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.
Janet Methven and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Methven, born in 1814 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Henry W (born 1849 in Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie C (born 1854 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen A (born 1856 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Minnie (born 1858 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Servant, Joan (born 1853 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland) and Janet's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Whitsome, Berwickshire, Scotland).
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Janet Methven's household
Janet
Methven
Head
Henry W
Methven
Son
Jessie C
Methven
Daughter
Helen A
Methven
Daughter
Minnie
Methven
Daughter
Joan
Penman
Servant
Margaret
Hume
Servant
| First name(s) | Janet |
| Last name | Methven |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 67 |
| Birth year | 1814 |
| Birth place | Fife, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet | Methven | Head | Widow | 67 | 1814 | Fife, Scotland | |
Henry W | Methven | Son | Unmarried | 32 | 1849 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie C | Methven | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen A | Methven | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Minnie | Methven | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Joan | Penman | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Hume | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Whitsome, Berwickshire, Scotland |
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