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Household of Alexander Provan (born 1837, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Provan, born in 1837 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Provan, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Robert (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1863 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Provan's household

Male

Alexander

Provan

Head
Female

Margaret

Provan

Wife
Male

Robert

Provan

Son
Male

Alexander

Provan

Son
Male

Malcolm

Provan

Son
Male

John

Provan

Son
Female

Mary

Provan

Daughter
Female

Janet

Provan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Provan

Daughter
Male

David

Provan

Son
Male

George

Provan

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Provan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Provan

Head

Married

44

1837

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Provan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Provan

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Provan

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Provan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Provan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Provan

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Provan

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Provan

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Provan

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Provan

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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