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Household of Niven McVicar (born 1815, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochgilphead, 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 1815 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. Niven was the head of the household, married to Catherine McVicar, born in 1827 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1847 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Niven (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1868 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Niven's Granddaughter, Margaret McVicar, born in 1881 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Niven McVicar's household

Male

Niven

McVicar

Head
Female

Catherine

McVicar

Wife
Male

James

McVicar

Son
Male

Niven

McVicar

Son
Female

Christina

McVicar

Daughter
Female

Eliza

McVicar

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McVicar

Granddaughter
First name(s) Niven
Last name McVicar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
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

66

1815

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McVicar

Wife

Married

54

1827

Argyllshire, Scotland

James

McVicar

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Argyllshire, Scotland

Niven

McVicar

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Christina

McVicar

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

Eliza

McVicar

Daughter

-

13

1868

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McVicar

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Argyllshire, Scotland

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