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Household of Margaret Meffan (born 1843, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, 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.

Margaret Meffan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Meffan, born in 1843 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; James (born 1865 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Susan (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexandrina (born 1871 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's -, John (born 1868 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret's Servant, Susan (born 1858 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Margaret Meffan's household

Female

Margaret

Meffan

Head
Male

James

Meffan

Son
Female

Susan

Meffan

Daughter
Male

John

Meffan

-
Female

Alexandrina

Meffan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Meffan

Daughter
Female

Susan

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Meffan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Meffan

Head

Widow

38

1843

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Meffan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Meffan

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Meffan

-

Unmarried

13

1868

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexandrina

Meffan

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Meffan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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