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Household of Alexander Gavin (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

Alexander Gavin and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gavin, born in 1834 in , consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Gavin, born in 1842 in Scotland. They had 6 children; Ellen Johnstone (born 1869 in Lee, Kent, England), Edmund (born 1870 in Lee, Kent, England), Amy (born 1871 in Lee, Kent, England), Caroline B (born 1873 in Lee, Kent, England), Malcolm (born 1875 in Lee, Kent, England) and Bertram (born 1878 in Lee, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Eva Vercoe, born in 1858 in Roche, Cornwall, England.


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Alexander Gavin's household

Male

Alexander

Gavin

Head
Female

Jane

Gavin

Wife
Female

Ellen Johnstone

Gavin

Daughter
Male

Edmund

Gavin

Son
Female

Amy

Gavin

Daughter
Female

Caroline B

Gavin

Daughter
Male

Malcolm

Gavin

Son
Male

Bertram

Gavin

Son
Female

Eva

Vercoe

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gavin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gavin

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Jane

Gavin

Wife

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Ellen Johnstone

Gavin

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lee, Kent, England

Edmund

Gavin

Son

Single

11

1870

Lee, Kent, England

Amy

Gavin

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lee, Kent, England

Caroline B

Gavin

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lee, Kent, England

Malcolm

Gavin

Son

Single

6

1875

Lee, Kent, England

Bertram

Gavin

Son

Single

3

1878

Lee, Kent, England

Eva

Vercoe

Servant

Single

23

1858

Roche, Cornwall, England

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