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Household of John McNiven (born 1818, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portnahaven, 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 McNiven and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McNiven, born in 1818 in Portnahaven, Argyllshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Archibald McNiven, born in 1845 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Archibald, born 1845 in Argyllshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Catherine (born 1853 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Anne (born 1837 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McNiven's household

Male

John

McNiven

Head
Male

Archibald

McNiven

Son
Female

Catherine

McNiven

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Gillies

Granddaughter
Female

Anne

Macneill

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McNiven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Portnahaven, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McNiven

Head

Married

63

1818

Portnahaven, Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

McNiven

Son

Married

36

1845

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McNiven

Daughter-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gillies

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

Anne

Macneill

Visitor

Widow

44

1837

Argyllshire, Scotland

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