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Household of Joseph Meston (born 1818, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.

Joseph Meston and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Meston, born in 1818 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jean Meston, born in 1825 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Frederick, born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Joanna (born 1859 in St Margaret's, Orkney, Scotland) and Joseph's Boarder, Barbara (born 1860 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Meston's household

Male

Joseph

Meston

Head
Female

Jean

Meston

Wife
Male

Frederick

Meston

Son
Female

Joanna

McKay

Boarder
Female

Barbara

Cameron

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Meston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Meston

Head

Married

63

1818

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Meston

Wife

Married

56

1825

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Frederick

Meston

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joanna

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

St Margaret's, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Cameron

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

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