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Household of William Methwen (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Farnham, Surrey, England

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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 Methwen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Methwen, born in 1831 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Methwen, born in 1832 in Axminster, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1861 in Scotland), Wallace (born 1868 in Fremington, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1870 in Fremington, Surrey, England), Alfred J (born 1873 in Wimborne, Dorset, England) and William (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Mary Agnes Parker, born in 1863 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Methwen's household

Male

William

Methwen

Head
Female

Sarah

Methwen

Wife
Male

Joseph

Methwen

Son
Male

Wallace

Methwen

Son
Male

Frederick

Methwen

Son
Male

Alfred J

Methwen

Son
Male

William

Methwen

Son
Female

Mary Agnes

Parker

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Methwen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Methwen

Head

Married

50

1831

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Methwen

Wife

Married

49

1832

Axminster, Devon, England

Joseph

Methwen

Son

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Wallace

Methwen

Son

Single

13

1868

Fremington, Devon, England

Frederick

Methwen

Son

Single

11

1870

Fremington, Surrey, England

Alfred J

Methwen

Son

Single

8

1873

Wimborne, Dorset, England

William

Methwen

Son

Single

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Agnes

Parker

Visitor

Married

18

1863

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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