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Household of Alexander Nivison (born 1834, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keir, Dumfriesshire, 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 Nivison and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Nivison, born in 1834 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Nivison, born in 1843 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1872 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Nelly (born 1875 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Maggie Jane (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Helen (born 1812 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, John (born 1858 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Richard (born 1864 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Nivison's household
Alexander
Nivison
Head
Jane
Nivison
Wife
Jessie
Nivison
Daughter
Alexander
Nivison
Son
Nelly
Nivison
Daughter
John
Nivison
Son
Maggie Jane
Nivison
Daughter
Helen
Nivison
Mother
John
Glendining
Servant
Richard
Wilson
Servant
Sarah
Nicholson
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Nivison |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Nivison | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Nivison | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Nivison | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Nivison | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Nelly | Nivison | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Nivison | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Maggie Jane | Nivison | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Nivison | Mother | Widow | 69 | 1812 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Glendining | Servant | Married | 23 | 1858 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Richard | Wilson | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Nicholson | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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