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Household of William Methven (born 1817, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, 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.
William Methven and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Methven, born in 1817 in Charlestown, Fife, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Methven, born in 1814 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1850 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1847 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Rachel (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William's Grandson, William (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, ? (born 1876 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Robert (born 1847 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
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William Methven's household
William
Methven
Head
Margaret
Methven
Wife
Margaret
Methven
Daughter
John
Methven
Son
Rachel
Methven
Granddaughter
William
Methven
Grandson
?
Methven
Granddaughter
Margaret
Methven
Granddaughter
Robert
Whyte
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Methven |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Charlestown, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Methven | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Charlestown, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Methven | Wife | Married | 67 | 1814 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Methven | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Methven | Son | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Rachel | Methven | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
William | Methven | Grandson | - | 7 | 1874 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
? | Methven | Granddaughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Margaret | Methven | Granddaughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Whyte | Visitor | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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