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Household of Alexander Girvan (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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.

Alexander Girvan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Girvan, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Girvan, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, John (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Step Son, William (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Girvan's household

Male

Alexander

Girvan

Head
Female

Mary

Girvan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Girvan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Girvan

Son
Male

James

Girvan

Son
Female

Susan

Girvan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Girvan

Son
Female

Agnes

Girvan

Daughter
Male

John

McKee

Step Son
Male

William

McKee

Step Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Girvan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Girvan

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Girvan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Margaret

Girvan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Girvan

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Girvan

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Girvan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Girvan

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Girvan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McKee

Step Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McKee

Step Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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