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Household of Thomas Methven (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberdour, Fife, 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.

Thomas Methven and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Methven, born in 1840 in Carnbee, Fife, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Methven, born in 1841 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1866 in Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1881 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1846 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland), Thomas's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1878 in -) and Thomas's Visitor, Sarah (born 1880 in -).


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Thomas Methven's household

Male

Thomas

Methven

Head
Female

Sarah

Methven

Wife
Male

John

Methven

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Methven

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Methven

Son
Male

Andrew

Methven

Son
Female

Sarah

Methven

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Henderson

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Henderson

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Henderson

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Methven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Methven

Head

Married

41

1840

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Sarah

Methven

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

John

Methven

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Methven

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Methven

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Methven

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Sarah

Methven

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Henderson

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Henderson

Visitor

-

3

1878

-

Sarah

Henderson

Visitor

-

1

1880

-

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