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Household of William Niven (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ythan Wells, 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 Niven and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Niven, born in 1837 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Niven, born in 1843 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William R (born 1869 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1873 in Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David H (born 1876 in Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John S (born 1878 in Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Lillias E (born 1880 in Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Niven's household

Male

William

Niven

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Niven

Wife
Male

Alexander

Niven

Son
Male

William R

Niven

Son
Male

James

Niven

Son
Male

Peter

Niven

Son
Male

David H

Niven

Son
Male

John S

Niven

Son
Female

Lillias E

Niven

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Niven

Head

Married

44

1837

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Niven

Wife

Married

38

1843

Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

Niven

Son

-

13

1868

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William R

Niven

Son

-

12

1869

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Niven

Son

-

10

1871

Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Niven

Son

-

8

1873

Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David H

Niven

Son

-

5

1876

Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John S

Niven

Son

-

3

1878

Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lillias E

Niven

Daughter

-

1

1880

Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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