If you have found the information on these pages useful, you might like to contribute to the costs involved (this money comes directly to me)
 
Or you may wish to give to one of these charities that are close to my heart - please tell them how you found them, if donating this way
 

James Cox Methven jute spinner employer1

M, #9185, b. circa 1856, d. 27 December 1915
Family Explorer
Pedigree
Last Edited: 2 Nov 2020
  • Birth*: James Cox Methven jute spinner employer was born circa 1856 at Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, .1
  • Marriage*: He married Adelaide Annie McCully in 1885 at St Peter, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .2,3
  • (Deceased) Death*: James Cox Methven jute spinner employer died on 27 December 1915 at The Cottage, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, , First name(s)     James Cox
    Last name     Methven
    Sex     Male
    Age     59
    Birth year     1856
    Death year     1915
    Death date     27 Dec 1915
    Place     Dundee
    Periodical     Dundee Evening Telegraph And Post
    Publication Year     1915
    Publication date     27 Dec 1915
    Page     3
    County     Forfarshire (Angus)
    Country     Scotland
    Event Type     Obituary
    Record set     Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Parish Burials
    Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.4

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household31 March 1901He was listed as head of household in the 1901 census at Lindhurst, Coupar Angus Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James C Methven, head, mar, 45, jute spinner, employer, Kirkcaldy & family; 17 rooms with windows

James C     Methrew     Head     Married     Male     45     1856     Jute Spinner     Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Adelaide A     Methrew     Wife     Married     Female     35     1866     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
James W     Methrew     Son     Single     Male     14     1887     Scholar     India
Adelaide E     Methrew     Daughter     -     Female     5     1896     -     Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Mary Ann S     Overstone     Servant     Single     Female     30     1871     Domestic     Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Sarah A H     Kinnear     Servant     Single     Female     25     1876     Domestic     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jane Mck     Beaton     Servant     Single     Female     19     1882     Domestic     Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland
Mary C     Forsyth     Servant     Single     Female     33     1868     Domestic     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jessie     Stevens     Servant     Single     Female     24     1877     Domestic     Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
Jessie M     Nicol     Servant     Single     Female     35     1866     Domestic     Morayshire, Scotland
Evona S     Glendinnigs     Servant     Single     Female     22     1879     Domestic     Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland; also in the household was Sarah Ann Henderson Kinnear, James W Methven and Adelaide E Methven.1,5
1905, Lyndhurst House, Coupar Angus Road, Lochee (University of Dundee - Archive Services. Licensor www.scran.ac.uk)

Family:

Adelaide Annie McCully b. 1866

Children:

James W Methven2 b. 1887
Adelaide E Methven2 b. 1896

Citations

  1. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1901 Dundee.
  2. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Lindhurst Bothie, Coupar Angus Road, Dundee, Liff, Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Oct 2020].
  3. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Marriage 1885 Dundee St Peter, ref 282/1 169 no image held [Oct 2020].
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries [Oct 2020].
  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Lindhurst [Bothie], Coupar Angus Road, Dundee, Liff, Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [with transcription errors] [Oct 2020].