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Household of Peter Meechen (born 1853, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.
Peter Meechen and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Meechen, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Meechen, born in 1859 in Kilbride, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Peter (born 1879 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Aunt, Christina Duncan, born in 1831 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
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Peter Meechen's household
Peter
Meechen
Head
Sarah
Meechen
Wife
Christina
Duncan
Aunt
Peter
Duncan
Son
Catherine
Meechen
Daughter
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Meechen |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Meechen | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Sarah | Meechen | Wife | Married | 22 | 1859 | Kilbride, Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Duncan | Aunt | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Duncan | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Meechen | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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