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Household of Alexander Biggar (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

Alexander Biggar and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Biggar, born in 1839 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Biggar, born in 1838 in England. They had 4 children; John A H (born 1868 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland), Agnes M (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William J (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, William (born 1861 in England) and Alexander's Servant, Rachael (born 1866 in Ireland).


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Alexander Biggar's household

Male

Alexander

Biggar

Head
Female

Mary

Biggar

Wife
Male

John A H

Biggar

Son
Female

Agnes M

Biggar

Daughter
Male

William J

Biggar

Son
Female

Mary

Biggar

Daughter
Male

William

Dyke

Visitor
Female

Rachael

Richardson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Biggar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Biggar

Head

Married

42

1839

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Biggar

Wife

Married

43

1838

England

John A H

Biggar

Son

-

13

1868

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Agnes M

Biggar

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J

Biggar

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Biggar

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Dyke

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

England

Rachael

Richardson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Ireland

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