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Household of James Melven (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 Melven and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Melven, born in 1833 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza R Melven, born in 1839 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane B (born 1859 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James A (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth H (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William A (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edith C (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret W (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Melven's household

Male

James

Melven

Head
Female

Eliza R

Melven

Wife
Female

Jane B

Melven

Daughter
Male

James A

Melven

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Melven

Daughter
Male

William A

Melven

Son
Female

Edith C

Melven

Daughter
Female

Margaret W

Melven

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Melven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Melven

Head

Married

48

1833

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza R

Melven

Wife

Married

42

1839

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane B

Melven

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James A

Melven

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth H

Melven

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William A

Melven

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith C

Melven

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret W

Melven

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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