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Household of David Provan (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingarth, Buteshire, 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 Provan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Provan, born in 1841 in Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Provan, born in 1841 in England. They had 3 children; Jane M (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jose (born 1879 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, Duncan (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David's Boarder, Patrick (born 1841 in Ireland), David's Boarder, Joseph (born 1860 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Boarder, Robert (born 1857 in Ireland).


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David Provan's household

Male

David

Provan

Head
Female

Margaret

Provan

Wife
Female

Jane M

Provan

Daughter
Male

Francis

Provan

Son
Male

Jose

Provan

Son
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Hifferty

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Green

Boarder
Male

Robert

Montgomerey

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Provan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Provan

Head

Married

40

1841

Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Provan

Wife

Married

40

1841

England

Jane M

Provan

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Provan

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jose

Provan

Son

-

2

1879

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Boarder

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Patrick

Hifferty

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Joseph

Green

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Montgomerey

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

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