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Household of Walter B Niven (born 1849, Cape)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

Walter B Niven and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter B Niven, born in 1849 in Cape, consisted of 7 members. Walter B was the head of the household, married to Marion Niven, born in 1851 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Rebecca (born 1873 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1881 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter B's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Walter B's Visitor, Helen (born 1828 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Walter B Niven's household

Male

Walter B

Niven

Head
Female

Marion

Niven

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Niven

Daughter
Male

John

Niven

Son
Male

Walter

Niven

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Howieson

Servant
Female

Helen

Miller

Visitor
First name(s) Walter B
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Cape, South Africa

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter B

Niven

Head

Married

32

1849

Cape, South Africa

Marion

Niven

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ayrshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Niven

Daughter

-

8

1873

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Niven

Son

-

2

1879

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Niven

Son

-

0

1881

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Howieson

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Miller

Visitor

Unmarried

53

1828

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

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