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Household of James Provan (born 1850, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 Provan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Provan, born in 1850 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Provan, born in 1848 in -. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1873 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Cameron, born in 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Provan's household

Male

James

Provan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Provan

Wife
Female

Jane

Provan

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Provan

Daughter
Male

James

Provan

Son
Male

Joseph

Provan

Son
Male

George

Provan

Son
Male

James

Cameron

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Provan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Provan

Head

Married

31

1850

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Provan

Wife

Married

33

1848

-

Jane

Provan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Provan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Provan

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Provan

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Provan

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cameron

Boarder

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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