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Household of Charles Gavin (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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.

Charles Gavin and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Gavin, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Jane Gavin, born in 1851 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1833 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles's Sister-In-Law, Barbara (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Charles Gavin's household

Male

Charles

Gavin

Head
Female

Jane

Gavin

Wife
Male

David

Gavin

Son
Male

Charles

Gavin

Son
Female

Margaret

Campbell

Mother-In-Law
Female

Barbara

Campbell

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Charles
Last name Gavin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Gavin

Head

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Gavin

Wife

Married

30

1851

Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Gavin

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Gavin

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Campbell

Mother-In-Law

Married

48

1833

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Campbell

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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