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Household of John Mc Niven (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Mc Niven and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mc Niven, born in 1831 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Mc Niven, born in 1829 in Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Donald G (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Catherine J (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Florence (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Visitor, William (born 1850 in Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Scotland) and John's Servant, Lizzie (born 1855 in Scotland).


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John Mc Niven's household

Male

John

Mc Niven

Head
Female

Isabella

Mc Niven

Wife
Male

John

Mc Niven

Son
Male

Donald G

Mc Niven

Son
Female

Annie

Mc Niven

Daughter
Female

Catherine J

Mc Niven

Daughter
Female

Florence

Mc Lachlan

Visitor
Male

William

Reid

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Servant
Female

Lizzie

Sinclair

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mc Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mc Niven

Head

Married

50

1831

Scotland

Isabella

Mc Niven

Wife

Married

52

1829

Scotland

John

Mc Niven

Son

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Donald G

Mc Niven

Son

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Mc Niven

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine J

Mc Niven

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Florence

Mc Lachlan

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Reid

Visitor

Married

31

1850

Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Servant

Single

28

1853

Scotland

Lizzie

Sinclair

Servant

Single

26

1855

Scotland

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