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Household of William Gavin (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Insch, Aberdeenshire, 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.

William Gavin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gavin, born in 1829 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella F Gavin, born in 1832 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elsie (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, William (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Grandson, James G (born 1881 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Gavin's household

Male

William

Gavin

Head
Female

Isabella F

Gavin

Wife
Female

Margaret

Gavin

Daughter
Male

James

Gavin

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gavin

Daughter
Male

John

Gavin

Son
Female

Elsie

Gavin

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gavin

Granddaughter
Male

William

Robertson

Grandson
Male

James G

Aird

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Gavin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gavin

Head

Married

52

1829

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella F

Gavin

Wife

Married

49

1832

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gavin

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gavin

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gavin

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Gavin

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Gavin

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Gavin

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Robertson

Grandson

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James G

Aird

Grandson

-

0

1881

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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