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Household of John Ovens (born 1810, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carstairs, 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 Ovens and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ovens, born in 1810 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Margaret, born 1835 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1869 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, William (born 1828 in Greenlaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Ovens's household

Male

John

Ovens

Head
Female

Margaret

Ovens

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ovens

Granddaughter
Male

William

Conchie

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Ovens
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ovens

Head

Widower

71

1810

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ovens

Daughter

Unmarried

46

1835

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Ovens

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Conchie

Lodger

Married

53

1828

Greenlaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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