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Household of Robert Methven (born 1849, Kinrossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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.

Robert Methven and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Methven, born in 1849 in Cleish, Kinrossshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Methven, born in 1848 in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1868 in Monimail, Fife, Scotland), Clementina (born 1870 in Monimail, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Jean (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Elizabeth Smith, born in 1865 in Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Robert Methven's household

Male

Robert

Methven

Head
Female

Margaret

Methven

Wife
Male

Robert

Methven

Son
Female

Clementina

Methven

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Methven

Son
Male

James

Methven

Son
Female

Jean

Methven

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Methven

Daughter
Male

William

Methven

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Methven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Methven

Head

Married

32

1849

Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Margaret

Methven

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kilmany, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Methven

Son

-

13

1868

Monimail, Fife, Scotland

Clementina

Methven

Daughter

-

11

1870

Monimail, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Methven

Son

-

9

1872

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

James

Methven

Son

-

9

1872

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Jean

Methven

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Methven

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Methven

Son

-

0

1881

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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