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Household of John McNiven (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 McNiven and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McNiven, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McNiven, born in 1842 in Kirkconnel, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Agnes (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Henrietta (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Donald (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McNiven's household

Male

John

McNiven

Head
Female

Margaret

McNiven

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bell Or Black

Boarder
Female

Agnes

Black

Boarder
Female

Henrietta

Black

Boarder
Male

Donald

Black

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McNiven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McNiven

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McNiven

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkconnel, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bell Or Black

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Black

Boarder

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Black

Boarder

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

Black

Boarder

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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