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Household of John Govan (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

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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 Govan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Govan, born in 1853 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Govan, born in 1855 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Solomon (born 1874 in Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Bessie (born 1879 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Mc Alpin, born in 1853 in Scotland.


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John Govan's household

Male

John

Govan

Head
Female

Mary

Govan

Wife
Male

Solomon

Govan

Son
Female

Mary

Govan

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Govan

Daughter
Male

John

Mc Alpin

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Govan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Govan

Head

Married

28

1853

Scotland

Mary

Govan

Wife

Married

26

1855

Scotland

Solomon

Govan

Son

Single

7

1874

Scotland

Mary

Govan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Bessie

Govan

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John

Mc Alpin

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Scotland

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