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Household of Alexander McNiven (born 1824, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 McNiven and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McNiven, born in 1824 in Doune, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen McNiven, born in 1830 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William D (born 1869 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1874 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McNiven's household

Male

Alexander

McNiven

Head
Female

Ellen

McNiven

Wife
Male

Peter

McNiven

Son
Male

Alexander

McNiven

Son
Male

William D

McNiven

Son
Female

Ellen

McNiven

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McNiven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McNiven

Head

Married

57

1824

Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

Ellen

McNiven

Wife

Married

51

1830

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

McNiven

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McNiven

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William D

McNiven

Son

-

12

1869

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

McNiven

Daughter

-

7

1874

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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