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Household of Henry Govan (born 1829, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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.

Henry Govan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Govan, born in 1829 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Catherine Govan, born in 1835 in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1862 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1864 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1866 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Henry (born 1867 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Catherine (born 1870 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and James (born 1872 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).


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Henry Govan's household

Male

Henry

Govan

Head
Female

Catherine

Govan

Wife
Female

Jessie

Govan

Daughter
Male

David

Govan

Son
Male

John

Govan

Son
Male

Henry

Govan

Son
Female

Catherine

Govan

Daughter
Male

James

Govan

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Govan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Govan

Head

Married

52

1829

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Govan

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Govan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

David

Govan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

John

Govan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Henry

Govan

Son

-

14

1867

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Govan

Daughter

-

11

1870

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

James

Govan

Son

-

9

1872

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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