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Household of Alexander W Provan (born 1845, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, 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 W Provan and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander W Provan, born in 1845 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 3 members. Alexander W was the head of the household, married to Jane B Provan, born in 1844 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander W's Boarder, William Robertson, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander W Provan's household

Male

Alexander W

Provan

Head
Female

Jane B

Provan

Wife
Male

William

Robertson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander W
Last name Provan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander W

Provan

Head

Married

36

1845

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane B

Provan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Robertson

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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