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Household of James Niven (born 1816, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Echt, Aberdeenshire, 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 Niven and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Niven, born in 1816 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Niven, born in 1824 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maggie J I (born 1864 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Annie H (born 1866 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Nellie R (born 1868 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Agnes M (born 1867 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, James (born 1862 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1846 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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James Niven's household
James
Niven
Head
Margaret
Niven
Wife
Maggie J I
Niven
Daughter
Annie H
Niven
Daughter
Nellie R
Niven
Daughter
Agnes M
Skinner
Visitor
James
Cooper
Servant
Margaret
Robertson
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Niven |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Niven | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Niven | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Maggie J I | Niven | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Annie H | Niven | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Nellie R | Niven | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Agnes M | Skinner | Visitor | - | 14 | 1867 | Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Cooper | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Robertson | Servant | Unmarried | 35 | 1846 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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