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Household of John Methers (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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.

John Methers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Methers, born in 1843 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Methers, born in 1848 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Margaret Jenkins, born in 1849 in Ireland.


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John Methers's household

Male

John

Methers

Head
Female

Jessie

Methers

Wife
Male

John

Methers

Son
Male

Andrew

Methers

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Methers

Daughter
Male

James

Methers

Son
Male

Walter

Methers

Son
Male

William

Methers

Son
Female

Margaret

Jenkins

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Methers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Methers

Head

Married

38

1843

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Methers

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Methers

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Methers

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Methers

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Methers

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Methers

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Methers

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Jenkins

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Ireland

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