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Household of Alexander Niven (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, 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 Niven and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Niven, born in 1826 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Williamina D Niven, born in 1846 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1871 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James R (born 1878 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George B (born 1878 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, George (born 1866 in Fetterangus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Niven's household

Male

Alexander

Niven

Head
Female

Williamina D

Niven

Wife
Male

Alexander

Niven

Son
Male

William

Niven

Son
Male

James R

Niven

Son
Male

George B

Niven

Son
Male

George

Morrice

Servant
Female

Mary

Gavin

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Niven

Head

Married

55

1826

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Williamina D

Niven

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Niven

Son

-

10

1871

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Niven

Son

-

8

1873

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James R

Niven

Son

-

3

1878

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George B

Niven

Son

-

3

1878

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Morrice

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Fetterangus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gavin

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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