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Household of Peter Niven (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.

Peter Niven and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Niven, born in 1839 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Christina Niven, born in 1843 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1867 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1869 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1872 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1875 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Peter Niven's household

Male

Peter

Niven

Head
Female

Christina

Niven

Wife
Female

Jane

Niven

Daughter
Male

James

Niven

Son
Female

Helen

Niven

Daughter
Male

Peter

Niven

Son
Female

Christina

Niven

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Niven

Head

Married

42

1839

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Niven

Wife

Married

38

1843

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Niven

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Niven

Son

-

12

1869

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Niven

Daughter

-

9

1872

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Niven

Son

-

6

1875

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Niven

Daughter

-

0

1881

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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