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Household of William Meffan (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, 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.

William Meffan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Meffan, born in 1838 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Meffan, born in 1840 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Isabella (born 1862 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1863 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Georgina (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane Ann (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alex (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Meffan's household

Male

William

Meffan

Head
Female

Ann

Meffan

Wife
Female

Isabella

Meffan

Daughter
Male

David

Meffan

Son
Male

William

Meffan

Son
Female

Mary

Meffan

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Meffan

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Meffan

Daughter
Male

Alex

Meffan

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Meffan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Meffan

Head

Married

43

1838

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Meffan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Meffan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Meffan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Meffan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Meffan

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Georgina

Meffan

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Ann

Meffan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alex

Meffan

Son

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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