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Household of James Gavin (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gavin, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; David (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Catherine McDonald, born in 1849 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland.


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James Gavin's household

Male

James

Gavin

Head
Male

David

Gavin

Son
Male

James

Gavin

Son
Female

Agnes

Gavin

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Gavin

Son
Male

Alexander

Gavin

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Gavin
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gavin

Head

Widower

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Gavin

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gavin

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gavin

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Gavin

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gavin

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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