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Household of Thomas B W Niven (born 1834, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, 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.

Thomas B W Niven and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas B W Niven, born in 1834 in Balfron, Stirlingshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas B W was the head of the household, married to Alice Niven, born in 1842 in India. They had 5 children; Thomas B W (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary B (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John S S (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen F (born 1875 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Alice G (born 1878 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas B W's Servant, Patricia P (born 1858 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland), Thomas B W's Visitor, Mary (born 1835 in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas B W's Servant, Robina (born 1832 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Thomas B W's Servant, Helen (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas B W's Servant, Alexandrina (born 1861 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Thomas B W Niven's household

Male

Thomas B W

Niven

Head
Female

Alice

Niven

Wife
Male

Thomas B W

Niven

Son
Female

Mary B

Niven

Daughter
Male

John S S

Niven

Son
Female

Helen F

Niven

Daughter
Female

Alice G

Niven

Daughter
Female

Patricia P

McWatt

Servant
Female

Mary

Waddell

Visitor
Female

Robina

Haig

Servant
Female

Helen

Haig

Servant
Female

Alexandrina

Rutherford

Servant
First name(s) Thomas B W
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas B W

Niven

Head

Married

47

1834

Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alice

Niven

Wife

Married

39

1842

India

Thomas B W

Niven

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary B

Niven

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John S S

Niven

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen F

Niven

Daughter

-

6

1875

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alice G

Niven

Daughter

-

3

1878

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Patricia P

McWatt

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Waddell

Visitor

Unmarried

46

1835

Doune, Perthshire, Scotland

Robina

Haig

Servant

Widow

49

1832

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen

Haig

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexandrina

Rutherford

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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