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Household of John Gavin (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gavin, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gavin, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Eliza (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Margaret (born 1849 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Eliza (born 1853 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, James (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Gavin's household

Male

John

Gavin

Head
Female

Mary

Gavin

Wife
Male

John

Gavin

Son
Male

James

Gavin

Son
Female

Mary

Gavin

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Gavin

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Gagan

Lodger
Female

Eliza

Gagan

Lodger
Male

James

Gagan

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Gavin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gavin

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Mary

Gavin

Wife

-

30

1851

Ireland

John

Gavin

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gavin

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Gavin

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Gavin

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Gagan

Lodger

-

32

1849

Ireland

Eliza

Gagan

Lodger

-

28

1853

Ireland

James

Gagan

Lodger

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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