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Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 395 Send Message	Twinklestar	Report	3 Aug 2004 17:51
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 395 Send Message	HI I AM TRYING TO FIND METHVEN: WALTER JOHN METHVEN ALTHOUGH IN THE 1881 CENSUS IT WAS METHVIN HE MARRIED ALICE LILLA DIMMOCK WHO HAD CHILDREN JAMES METHVEN B:1887 WALTER O METHVEN B: 1884 ELLEN METHVEN B:1886 DAVID METHVEN B 1890 LAVENIA METHVEN B 1892 VIOLET METHVEN B 1894WILLIAM METHVEN B 1896 RUTH METHVEN B 1898 BERTIE METHVEN B 1901 : WALTER AND JAMES WERE IN THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT 2ND BATTALION :( I HAVE PICTURE OF JAMES AND 2 OTHER MEN ? IN THE REGIMENT )I HAVE NOW FOUND ALEXANDER METHVEN MARRIED MARGARET FORBES IN SCOTLAND 1700?
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	June	Report	29 Oct 2007 19:34
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Where are these people from please? June
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 395 Send Message	Twinklestar	Report	11 Jan 2008 20:19
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 395 Send Message	Hi June they originted from scotland they then lived in Tottenham Thanks tracy
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12 456 Send Message	alviegal	Report	11 Jan 2008 20:43
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12 456 Send Message	Sorry Tracy, it's much easier to see like this 1901 England Census about Walter J Methven Name: Walter J Methven Age: 42 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Alice Gender: Male Where born: Edmonton, Middlesex, England Civil Parish: Edmonton Ecclesiastical parish: Upper Edmonton St James County/Island: Middlesex Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Edmonton Sub-registration district: Edmonton ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 5 Household Members: Name Age Alice Methven 38 b Bayswater, London Bertie Methven under 1 month David Methven 11 Ellen A Methven 15 James Methven 13 Lavinia Methven 9 Ruth Methven 3 Violet Methven 7 Walter J Methven 42 Walter O Methven 19 William Methven 5 View Original Record View original image Everyone else born Edmonton. What were you hoping to find out?
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12 456 Send Message	alviegal	Report	11 Jan 2008 20:50
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12 456 Send Message	Here he is in 1861. 1861 England Census about Walter Methvin Name: Walter Methvin Age: 2 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Relation: Son Father's Name: John Mother's Name: Julia Gender: Male Where born: Edmonton, Middlesex, England Civil Parish: Edmonton Ecclesiastical parish: St James County/Island: Middlesex Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View Image Registration district: Edmonton Sub-registration district: Edmonton ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 9 Household Members: Name Age Amelia Methvin 3 John Methvin 31 b Enfield, Middlesex, fishmonger Julia Methvin 32 b France Walter Methvin 2 View Original Record View original image 1871 England Census about Julia Methven Name: Julia Methven Age: 39 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: John Gender: Female Where born: Tottenham, Middlesex, England Civil Parish: Edmonton Ecclesiastical parish: Winchmore Hill St Paul Town: Edmonton County/Island: Middlesex Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View Image Registration district: Edmonton Sub-registration district: Edmonton ED, institution, or vessel: 9 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 32 Household Members: Name Age Amelia Methven 13 Arthur Methven 9 David Methven 3 Eliza Methven 2 Jessie Methven 6 John Methven 40 John Methven 5 Julia Methven 39 Walter Methven 12 View Original Record View original image Julia's not French anymore!!

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