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Household of John Oliver (born 1856, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 Oliver and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oliver, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Oliver, born in 1850 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, William (born 1866 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Elerevith (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Step Son, Robert (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Oliver's household

Male

John

Oliver

Head
Female

Margaret

Oliver

Wife
Male

William

Mathieson

Step Son
Female

Margaret

Mathieson

Step Daughter
Female

Elerevith

Mathieson

Step Daughter
Male

Robert

Mathieson

Step Son
Female

Jane

Mathieson

Step Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oliver

Head

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Oliver

Wife

Married

31

1850

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Mathieson

Step Son

-

15

1866

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mathieson

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elerevith

Mathieson

Step Daughter

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Mathieson

Step Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Mathieson

Step Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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