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Household of Abraham Nivison (born 1831, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

Abraham Nivison and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Nivison, born in 1831 in Roberton, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Jessie Nivison, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie E (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret R M (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew W (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane N (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Euphemia D (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert A (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Father-In-Law, Robert Cormack, born in 1811 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Abraham Nivison's household

Male

Abraham

Nivison

Head
Female

Jessie

Nivison

Wife
Female

Jessie E

Nivison

Daughter
Female

Margaret R M

Nivison

Daughter
Male

Andrew W

Nivison

Son
Female

Jane N

Nivison

Daughter
Female

Euphemia D

Nivison

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Nivison

Son
Male

Robert

Cormack

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Nivison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Nivison

Head

Married

50

1831

Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie

Nivison

Wife

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie E

Nivison

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret R M

Nivison

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew W

Nivison

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane N

Nivison

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Euphemia D

Nivison

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert A

Nivison

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Cormack

Father-In-Law

Widower

70

1811

Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland

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