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Household of James Gavin (born 1844, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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.

James Gavin and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gavin, born in 1844 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gavin, born in 1843 in Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1819 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, John (born 1817 in Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, John (born 1834 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Gavin's household

Male

James

Gavin

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gavin

Wife
Male

John

Gavin

Son
Female

Catherine

Gavin

Daughter
Female

Martha

Gavin

Daughter
Female

Janet

Gavin

Daughter
Male

Robert

Gavin

Son
Male

David

Gavin

Son
Male

James

Sewell

Boarder
Male

John

McGhee

Boarder
Male

John

Robertson

Boarder
Male

James

Fees

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Gavin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gavin

Head

Married

37

1844

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gavin

Wife

Married

38

1843

Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gavin

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gavin

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Gavin

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Gavin

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Gavin

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Gavin

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Sewell

Boarder

Married

62

1819

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McGhee

Boarder

Widower

64

1817

Linwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Boarder

Widower

47

1834

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Fees

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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