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Household of Cornelius Giffen (born 1829, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.
Cornelius Giffen and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Giffen, born in 1829 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Anne C Giffen, born in 1834 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Anne A (born 1857 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1858 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret G (born 1862 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland), Sophia K (born 1868 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane G (born 1869 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas C (born 1873 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Catherine P (born 1863 in Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Cornelius's Servant, Clara (born 1858 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Cornelius's Servant, Jane A (born 1857 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Cornelius Giffen's household
Cornelius
Giffen
Head
Anne C
Giffen
Wife
Anne A
Giffen
Daughter
Agnes
Giffen
Daughter
Margaret G
Giffen
Daughter
Sophia K
Giffen
Daughter
Jane G
Giffen
Daughter
Thomas C
Giffen
Son
Catherine P
Giffen
Daughter
Clara
Fender
Servant
Jane A
Scott
Servant
| First name(s) | Cornelius |
| Last name | Giffen |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cornelius | Giffen | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Anne C | Giffen | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Anne A | Giffen | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Giffen | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret G | Giffen | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Sophia K | Giffen | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Jane G | Giffen | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Thomas C | Giffen | Son | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Catherine P | Giffen | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Clara | Fender | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane A | Scott | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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