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Household of David McGavan (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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.

David McGavan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McGavan, born in 1835 in Fife, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella McGavan, born in 1847 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1875 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William F (born 1880 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Granddaughter, Maggie Dewar, born in 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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David McGavan's household

Male

David

McGavan

Head
Female

Isabella

McGavan

Wife
Male

David

McGavan

Son
Female

Isabella

McGavan

Daughter
Male

William F

McGavan

Son
Female

Maggie

Dewar

Granddaughter
First name(s) David
Last name McGavan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McGavan

Head

Married

46

1835

Fife, Scotland

Isabella

McGavan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

David

McGavan

Son

-

6

1875

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McGavan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William F

McGavan

Son

-

1

1880

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Dewar

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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