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Household of Alexander Provan (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Provan, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jeanie Provan, born in 1847 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Isabella (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary H (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret B (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Mary Hislope, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Provan's household

Male

Alexander

Provan

Head
Female

Jeanie

Provan

Wife
Female

Isabella

Provan

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Provan

Daughter
Female

Margaret B

Provan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hislope

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Provan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Provan

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Provan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Provan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary H

Provan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret B

Provan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Hislope

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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