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Household of James Ovens (born 1821, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ovens, born in 1821 in Selkirkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1856 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and James (born 1861 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Helen Wright (born 1855 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Jane A (born 1879 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Margaret (born 1866 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Ovens's household

Male

James

Ovens

Head
Male

John

Ovens

Son
Female

Helen Wright

Ovens

Daughter-In-Law
Male

James

Ovens

Son
Female

Jane A

Ovens

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Wright

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Ovens
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ovens

Head

Widower

60

1821

Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Ovens

Son

Married

25

1856

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen Wright

Ovens

Daughter-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Ovens

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane A

Ovens

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wright

Visitor

-

15

1866

Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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