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Household of Duncan Niven (born 1817, Argyllshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.
Duncan Niven and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan Niven, born in 1817 in Bowmore, Argyllshire, consisted of 11 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Mary Niven, born in 1828 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Malcolm (born 1854 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1856 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1857 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1860 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jeannie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Duncan's Granddaughter, Jeannie (born 1877 in England), Duncan's Lodger, Edmund (born 1855 in Canada) and Duncan's Lodger, Lucien (born 1862 in Canada).
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Duncan Niven's household
Duncan
Niven
Head
Mary
Niven
Wife
Malcolm
Niven
Son
Mary
Niven
Daughter
Duncan
Niven
Son
Maggie
Niven
Daughter
Jeannie
Niven
Daughter
John
Niven
Son
Jeannie
McGilvray
Granddaughter
Edmund
Joneas
Lodger
Lucien
Lechame
Lodger
| First name(s) | Duncan |
| Last name | Niven |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duncan | Niven | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Bowmore, Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Niven | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Malcolm | Niven | Son | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Niven | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Duncan | Niven | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Niven | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jeannie | Niven | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Niven | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jeannie | McGilvray | Granddaughter | - | 4 | 1877 | England | |
Edmund | Joneas | Lodger | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Canada | |
Lucien | Lechame | Lodger | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Canada |
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