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Household of James McGivern (born 1848, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 McGivern and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGivern, born in 1848 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria McGivern, born in 1847 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Patrick (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Janet (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Brother-In-Law, Michaiel (born 1855 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James McGivern's household

Male

James

McGivern

Head
Female

Maria

McGivern

Wife
Male

Patrick

McGivern

Son
Male

James

McGivern

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McGivern

Daughter
Male

William

McGivern

Son
Female

Janet

Campbell

Servant
Male

Michaiel

Duncan

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name McGivern
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McGivern

Head

Married

33

1848

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maria

McGivern

Wife

Married

34

1847

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Patrick

McGivern

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

McGivern

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

McGivern

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

McGivern

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Michaiel

Duncan

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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