Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Niven (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Niven, born in 1845 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Niven, born in 1850 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1870 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander Paterson (born 1872 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Rachel Farquhar (born 1874 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Niven's household

Male

James

Niven

Head
Female

Catherine

Niven

Wife
Male

James

Niven

Son
Male

Alexander Paterson

Niven

Son
Female

Rachel Farquhar

Niven

Daughter
Male

George

Niven

Son
Male

William

Niven

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Niven

Head

Married

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Niven

Wife

Married

31

1850

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Niven

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander Paterson

Niven

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rachel Farquhar

Niven

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Niven

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Niven

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Niven in Tarves in 1881, and follow the Niven family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Niven

We’ve found James Niven in 27 family trees. Find out more about James Niven's household and view the Niven family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census