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Household of Alexander Niven (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ythan Wells, 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 1836 in Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Niven, born in 1834 in Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Christina (born 1865 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1868 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Bethia (born 1876 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Niven's household

Male

Alexander

Niven

Head
Female

Jessie

Niven

Wife
Female

Christina

Niven

Daughter
Female

Jane

Niven

Daughter
Female

Martha

Niven

Daughter
Male

James

Niven

Son
Male

William

Niven

Son
Female

Bethia

Niven

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Drumblade, 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

45

1836

Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Niven

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Niven

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Niven

Daughter

-

10

1871

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Martha

Niven

Daughter

-

13

1868

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Niven

Son

-

10

1871

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Niven

Son

-

7

1874

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bethia

Niven

Daughter

-

5

1876

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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