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Household of John Niven (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 Niven and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Niven, born in 1842 in Girvan, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Niven, born in 1846 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Niven's household

Male

John

Niven

Head
Female

Helen

Niven

Wife
Male

John

Niven

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Niven

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Niven

Son
Female

Helen

Niven

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Niven

Head

Married

39

1842

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

Niven

Wife

-

35

1846

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

John

Niven

Son

-

8

1873

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Niven

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Niven

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Niven

Daughter

-

1

1880

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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