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Household of James Cavan (born 1828, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, 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.

James Cavan and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cavan, born in 1828 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cavan, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret Johnstone, born in 1842 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland.


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James Cavan's household

Male

James

Cavan

Head
Female

Margaret

Cavan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Johnstone

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cavan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cavan

Head

Married

53

1828

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cavan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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