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Household of James Caven (born 1848, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, England

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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 Caven and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Caven, born in 1848 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Caven, born in 1850 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Nellie (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Gertrude (born 1878 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Ethel (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Jane Chadwick, born in 1863 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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James Caven's household

Male

James

Caven

Head
Female

Ellen

Caven

Wife
Female

Nellie

Caven

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Caven

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Caven

Daughter
Female

Edith

Caven

Daughter
Female

Jane

Chadwick

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Caven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Caven

Head

Married

33

1848

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ellen

Caven

Wife

Married

31

1850

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Nellie

Caven

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Caven

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Caven

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

Edith

Caven

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jane

Chadwick

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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