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Household of William Provan (born 1844, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 Provan and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Provan, born in 1844 in Thornhill, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Provan, born in 1850 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Christinia (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Michael (born 1856 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Lodger, Janet (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William's Lodger, James (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William's Lodger, Margaret (born 1852 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
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William Provan's household
William
Provan
Head
Elizabeth
Provan
Wife
James
Provan
Son
Elizabeth
Provan
Daughter
Christinia
Provan
Daughter
William
Provan
Son
Michael
Shaw
Lodger
Janet
Shaw
Lodger
James
Shaw
Lodger
Margaret
Hollwell
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Provan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Provan | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Provan | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Provan | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Provan | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Christinia | Provan | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William | Provan | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Michael | Shaw | Lodger | Married | 25 | 1856 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shaw | Lodger | - | 4 | 1877 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
James | Shaw | Lodger | - | 2 | 1879 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Hollwell | Lodger | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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