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Household of Thomas Niven (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

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.

Thomas Niven and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Niven, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Francis W Niven, born in 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Francis W (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edith M (born 1871 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and William Ernest (born 1874 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Eleanor (born 1829 in Silverdale, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Niven's household

Male

Thomas

Niven

Head
Male

Francis W

Niven

Son
Female

Edith M

Niven

Daughter
Male

William Ernest

Niven

Son
Female

Eleanor

Bouskil

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Rickslock

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Niven

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis W

Niven

Son

Single

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith M

Niven

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

William Ernest

Niven

Son

Single

7

1874

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Eleanor

Bouskil

Visitor

Single

52

1829

Silverdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rickslock

Servant

Single

19

1862

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

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