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Household of John Niven (born 1815, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liberton, Midlothian, 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 Niven and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Niven, born in 1815 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Niven, born in 1818 in England. They had 1 child; Angus, born 1868 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Christina Burt, born in 1868 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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John Niven's household

Male

John

Niven

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Niven

Wife
Male

Angus

Niven

Son
Female

Christina

Burt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Niven

Head

Married

66

1815

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Niven

Wife

Married

63

1818

England

Angus

Niven

Son

-

13

1868

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Burt

Servant

-

13

1868

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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