William E G Niven in Surrey in the 1881 Census

Details of William E G Niven of Church St Parkhurst, Epsom, Surrey, England

First name(s): William E G
Last name: Niven
Relationship: Son
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Age: 3
Birth year: 1878
Occupation: —
Birth town: —
Birth county: Middlesex
Birth place: England
Street: Church St Parkhurst
Town: —
Parish: Epsom
County: Surrey
Country: England
Registration district: Epsom

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) William	Last name Niven	Relationship Head	Marital status Widower	Gender Male	Age 34	Birth year 1847	Occupation Architect	Birth place Pershore, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) David G	Last name Niven	Relationship Father	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 70	Birth year 1811	Occupation M.R.C.S. Retired	Birth place St Martins, Perthshire, Scotland
First name(s) Mary	Last name Niven	Relationship Mother	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 72	Birth year 1809	Occupation -	Birth place Stoulton, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Mary M	Last name Niven	Relationship Sister	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 32	Birth year 1849	Occupation -	Birth place Pershore, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Isabel G	Last name Niven	Relationship Sister	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 28	Birth year 1853	Occupation -	Birth place Pershore, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Charlotte	Last name Newson	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 24	Birth year 1857	Occupation Cook Domestic Servant	Birth place Darsham, Suffolk, England
First name(s) Emily Jane	Last name Eldridge	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 25	Birth year 1856	Occupation Parlor Maid Domestic Servant	Birth place Kent, England
First name(s) Mary Emily	Last name Thorpe	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 25	Birth year 1856	Occupation Nurse Domestic Servant	Birth place Elford, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Anne	Last name Caplin	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Housemaid Domestic Servant	Birth place Bognor, Sussex, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Niven family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William E G Niven and 9 other people

Niven family summary

NAME: William E G Niven
BORN: 1878
BIRTH COUNTY: Middlesex
ADDRESS IN 1881: Epsom, Surrey, England