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Household of John Harvey McGavin (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tyree, Argyllshire, 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 Harvey McGavin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harvey McGavin, born in 1850 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John Harvey was the head of the household, married to Catherine McGavin, born in 1846 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth R H (born 1873 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Lachlan Mcl (born 1877 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Donald A L Mcl (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John Harvey's Sister-In-Law, Marion (born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John Harvey's Servant, John (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John Harvey's Servant, Catherine (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John Harvey's Servant, Sarah (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Harvey McGavin's household

Male

John Harvey

McGavin

Head
Female

Catherine

McGavin

Wife
Female

Elizabeth R H

McGavin

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McGavin

Son
Male

Lachlan Mcl

McGavin

Son
Male

Donald A L Mcl

McGavin

Son
Female

Marion

McLean

Sister-In-Law
Male

John

Kennedy

Servant
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Servant
Female

Sarah

Glen

Servant
First name(s) John Harvey
Last name McGavin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Harvey

McGavin

Head

Married

31

1850

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McGavin

Wife

Married

35

1846

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth R H

McGavin

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

McGavin

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

Lachlan Mcl

McGavin

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald A L Mcl

McGavin

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

Marion

McLean

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Kennedy

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

Glen

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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