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Household of Robert Ovens (born 1841, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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.

Robert Ovens and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ovens, born in 1841 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Helen Ovens, born in 1841 in Leith, South. They had 6 children; Rebecca (born 1866 in Leith, South), Andrew (born 1868 in Leith, South), Margaret (born 1870 in Leith, South), Robert (born 1873 in Leith, South), Boyd (born 1876 in Leith, South) and John (born 1879 in Leith, South).


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Robert Ovens's household

Male

Robert

Ovens

Head
Female

Helen

Ovens

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Ovens

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Ovens

Son
Female

Margaret

Ovens

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ovens

Son
Male

Boyd

Ovens

Son
Male

John

Ovens

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ovens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ovens

Head

Married

40

1841

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Ovens

Wife

Married

40

1841

Leith, South

Rebecca

Ovens

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Leith, South

Andrew

Ovens

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Leith, South

Margaret

Ovens

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Leith, South

Robert

Ovens

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Leith, South

Boyd

Ovens

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Leith, South

John

Ovens

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Leith, South

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