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Household of Matthew Proven (born 1838, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Matthew Proven and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Proven, born in 1838 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Marion Proven, born in 1839 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Grandson, William Wilson, born in 1877 in -.


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Matthew Proven's household

Male

Matthew

Proven

Head
Female

Marion

Proven

Wife
Male

James

Proven

Son
Male

Matthew

Proven

Son
Male

William

Wilson

Grandson
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Proven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Proven

Head

Married

43

1838

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Marion

Proven

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Proven

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Matthew

Proven

Son

-

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Wilson

Grandson

-

4

1877

-

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