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Household of Niven McVicar (born 1839, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glassary, Argyllshire, 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.

Niven McVicar and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Niven McVicar, born in 1839 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. Niven was the head of the household, married to Margaret McVicar, born in 1852 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Donald (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Cathe (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Joan (born 1880 in Lochgair, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Niven's Servant, John Campbell, born in 1855 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Niven McVicar's household

Male

Niven

McVicar

Head
Female

Margaret

McVicar

Wife
Male

Donald

McVicar

Son
Female

Isabella

McVicar

Daughter
Female

Cathe

McVicar

Daughter
Female

Joan

McVicar

Daughter
Male

John

Campbell

Servant
First name(s) Niven
Last name McVicar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Niven

McVicar

Head

Married

42

1839

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McVicar

Wife

Married

29

1852

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McVicar

Son

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

McVicar

Daughter

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Cathe

McVicar

Daughter

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Joan

McVicar

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lochgair, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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