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Household of Peter Jas Gavin (born 1818, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, Fife, 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.

Peter Jas Gavin and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Jas Gavin, born in 1818 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Peter Jas was the head of the household, married to Margaret M Gavin, born in 1831 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter Jas's Visitor, Margaret (born 1801 in Fife, Scotland), Peter Jas's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland) and Peter Jas's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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Peter Jas Gavin's household

Male

Peter Jas

Gavin

Head
Female

Margaret M

Gavin

Wife
Female

Margaret

Wallace

Visitor
Female

Mary

Barker

Servant
Female

Ellen

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Peter Jas
Last name Gavin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter Jas

Gavin

Head

Married

63

1818

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret M

Gavin

Wife

Married

50

1831

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Wallace

Visitor

Unmarried

80

1801

Fife, Scotland

Mary

Barker

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Ellen

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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