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Household of James Niven (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Niven and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Niven, born in 1836 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Niven, born in 1847 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Helen (born 1872 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), William (born 1873 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Alexander (born 1875 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Archibald (born 1876 in Bow, Middlesex, England), Isabella (born 1879 in Doddinghurst, Essex, England) and Elizabeth S (born 1881 in Doddinghurst, Essex, England).


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James Niven's household

Male

James

Niven

Head
Female

Eliza

Niven

Wife
Male

James

Niven

Son
Female

Helen

Niven

Daughter
Male

William

Niven

Son
Male

Alexander

Niven

Son
Male

Archibald

Niven

Son
Female

Isabella

Niven

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth S

Niven

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Niven

Head

Married

45

1836

Scotland

Eliza

Niven

Wife

Married

34

1847

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

James

Niven

Son

Single

10

1871

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Helen

Niven

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William

Niven

Son

Single

8

1873

Bow, Middlesex, England

Alexander

Niven

Son

Single

6

1875

Bow, Middlesex, England

Archibald

Niven

Son

Single

5

1876

Bow, Middlesex, England

Isabella

Niven

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Doddinghurst, Essex, England

Elizabeth S

Niven

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Doddinghurst, Essex, England

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