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Household of John McGavin (born 1815, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 McGavin and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McGavin, born in 1815 in Kilmeny, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Elisabeth (born 1802 in Kilmeny, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Janet (born 1814 in Kilmeny, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Margaret (born 1812 in Kilmeny, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1825 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Sarah (born 1850 in Kilmeny, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John McGavin's household

Male

John

McGavin

Head
Female

Elisabeth

McGavin

Sister
Female

Janet

McGavin

Sister
Female

Margaret

McGavin

Sister
Female

Margaret

Bell

Servant
Female

Sarah

Wilson Or Depo

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McGavin
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Kilmeny, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McGavin

Head

Unmarried

66

1815

Kilmeny, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

McGavin

Sister

Unmarried

79

1802

Kilmeny, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

McGavin

Sister

Unmarried

67

1814

Kilmeny, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

McGavin

Sister

Unmarried

69

1812

Kilmeny, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bell

Servant

Unmarried

56

1825

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wilson Or Depo

Servant

Married

31

1850

Kilmeny, Ayrshire, Scotland

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