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Household of James Ovens (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, 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 Ovens and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ovens, born in 1854 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ovens, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1877 in Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland), Margery M (born 1879 in Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Robert (born 1843 in Ireland), James's Lodger, Hugh (born 1846 in Ireland), James's Lodger, Joseph (born 1853 in Ireland), James's Lodger, Arthur (born 1858 in Ireland), James's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Ireland) and James's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Ireland).


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James Ovens's household

Male

James

Ovens

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ovens

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ovens

Daughter
Female

Margery M

Ovens

Daughter
Male

William

Ovens

Son
Male

Robert

Duncan

Lodger
Male

Hugh

Dever

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Mawhinny

Lodger
Male

Arthur

Ovens

Lodger
Male

William

Mawhinny

Lodger
Male

John

Carbray

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Ovens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ovens

Head

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Elizabeth

Ovens

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Margaret

Ovens

Daughter

-

4

1877

Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland

Margery M

Ovens

Daughter

-

2

1879

Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Ovens

Son

-

0

1881

Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Duncan

Lodger

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Hugh

Dever

Lodger

Unmarried

35

1846

Ireland

Joseph

Mawhinny

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Arthur

Ovens

Lodger

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

William

Mawhinny

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

John

Carbray

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

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