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Household of Jessie McNiven (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

Jessie McNiven and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie McNiven, born in 1847 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Jessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jessie's Boarder, Agnes (born 1862 in Ireland), Jessie's Boarder, Maggie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie's Visitor, John (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie's Visitor, Jane (born 1855 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie's Visitor, Jessie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie's Visitor, Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie's Visitor, James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Jessie McNiven's household

Female

Jessie

McNiven

Head
Male

Alexander

McNiven

Son
Female

Jane

McNiven

Daughter
Male

Charles

McAllister

Son
Female

Agnes

McGill

Boarder
Female

Maggie

McClement

Boarder
Male

John

Watson

Visitor
Female

Jane

Watson

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Watson

Visitor
Female

Mary

Watson

Visitor
Male

James

Watson

Visitor
First name(s) Jessie
Last name McNiven
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jessie

McNiven

Head

Widow

34

1847

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McNiven

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

McNiven

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Charles

McAllister

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McGill

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Maggie

McClement

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Watson

Visitor

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Visitor

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Visitor

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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