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Household of John Giffen (born 1833, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 Giffen and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Giffen, born in 1833 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Giffen, born in 1841 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1873 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1877 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Agnes (born 1858 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Helen (born 1864 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Step Son, John (born 1866 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Step Son, Matthew (born 1868 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Grandchild, Nk (born 1881 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Giffen's household

Male

John

Giffen

Head
Female

Agnes

Giffen

Wife
Female

Agnes

McRae

Step Daughter
Female

Helen

McRae

Step Daughter
Male

John

McRae

Step Son
Male

Matthew

McRae

Step Son
Female

Catherine

Giffen

Daughter
Male

William

Giffen

Son
Female

Margaret

Giffen

Daughter
Male

William

McAlister

Boarder
Male

John

McReadie

Boarder
Female

Nk

Burns

Grandchild
First name(s) John
Last name Giffen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Giffen

Head

Married

48

1833

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Giffen

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

McRae

Step Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Helen

McRae

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

McRae

Step Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Matthew

McRae

Step Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

Giffen

Daughter

-

8

1873

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Giffen

Son

-

6

1875

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Giffen

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

McAlister

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

McReadie

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Nk

Burns

Grandchild

-

0

1881

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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