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Household of John Gavin (born 1815, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skene, Aberdeenshire, 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.

John Gavin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gavin, born in 1815 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gavin, born in 1827 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1854 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, James Gossip, born in 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Gavin's household

Male

John

Gavin

Head
Female

Mary

Gavin

Wife
Male

James

Gavin

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gavin

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gavin

Son
Male

Arthur

Gavin

Son
Male

James

Gossip

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gavin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gavin

Head

Married

66

1815

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gavin

Wife

Married

54

1827

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Gavin

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gavin

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gavin

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Arthur

Gavin

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gossip

Servant

-

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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