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Household of William Meff (born 1811, Aberdeenshire)

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.

William Meff and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Meff, born in 1811 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Isabella, born 1840 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1865 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1869 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1871 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Meff's household

Male

William

Meff

Head
Female

Isabella

Straiton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Straiton

Granddaughter
Female

Helen

Straiton

Granddaughter
Female

Isabella

Straiton

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Meff
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Meff

Head

Widower

70

1811

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Straiton

Daughter

Widow

41

1840

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Straiton

Granddaughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Straiton

Granddaughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Straiton

Granddaughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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