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Household of Robert Preston Niven (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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 Preston Niven and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Preston Niven, born in 1836 in Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Robert Preston was the head of the household, married to Louisa Niven, born in 1849 in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Charles Basil (born 1877 in Oxton, Cheshire, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Oxton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Preston's Sister In Law, Mary Harriet (born 1838 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), Robert Preston's Niece, Margaret Ann (born 1867 in Loughborough, Lancashire, England), Robert Preston's Nephew, Philip Ernest (born 1877 in Loughborough, Lancashire, England), Robert Preston's Nephew, Alfred Sutton (born 1879 in Loughborough, Lancashire, England), Robert Preston's Servant, Jane (born 1838 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland), Robert Preston's Servant, Emma (born 1856 in Shropshire, England) and Robert Preston's Servant, Kate (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Preston Niven's household

Male

Robert Preston

Niven

Head
Female

Louisa

Niven

Wife
Male

Charles Basil

Niven

Son
Female

Mary

Niven

Daughter
Female

Mary Harriet

Millan

Sister In Law
Female

Margaret Ann

Millan

Niece
Male

Philip Ernest

Millan

Nephew
Male

Alfred Sutton

Millan

Nephew
Female

Jane

Rogers

Servant
Female

Emma

Laeon

Servant
Female

Kate

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) Robert Preston
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Preston

Niven

Head

Married

45

1836

Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Niven

Wife

Married

32

1849

Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England

Charles Basil

Niven

Son

Single

4

1877

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Niven

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Mary Harriet

Millan

Sister In Law

Married

43

1838

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Millan

Niece

Single

14

1867

Loughborough, Lancashire, England

Philip Ernest

Millan

Nephew

Single

4

1877

Loughborough, Lancashire, England

Alfred Sutton

Millan

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Loughborough, Lancashire, England

Jane

Rogers

Servant

Single

43

1838

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Emma

Laeon

Servant

Single

25

1856

Shropshire, England

Kate

Hughes

Servant

Single

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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