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Household of William Govan (born 1820, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hillhead, 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.
William Govan and 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Govan, born in 1820 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to W Govan, born in 1822 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Arthur A (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza C (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Clara (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Julia (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James N (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John G (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ernest W (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Horace E (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Martha (born 1855 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jessie (born 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland).
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William Govan's household
William
Govan
Head
W
Govan
Wife
Arthur A
Govan
Son
Eliza C
Govan
Daughter
Clara
Govan
Daughter
Julia
Govan
Daughter
James N
Govan
Son
John G
Govan
Son
Ernest W
Govan
Son
Horace E
Govan
Son
Mary
Barray
Servant
Martha
Reid
Servant
Jessie
McIntyre
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Govan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Govan | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
W | Govan | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Arthur A | Govan | Son | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Eliza C | Govan | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Clara | Govan | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Julia | Govan | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James N | Govan | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John G | Govan | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ernest W | Govan | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Horace E | Govan | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Barray | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Martha | Reid | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Jessie | McIntyre | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Perthshire, Scotland |
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