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Household of Alexander Bisset (born 1828, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 Bisset and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bisset, born in 1828 in Carnbee, Fife, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Peattie, born in 1831 in Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1862 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1867 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Richard (born 1876 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1877 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1878 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Father, Thomas (born 1801 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Mother, Isabella (born 1800 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Bisset's household

Male

Alexander

Bisset

Head
Female

Isabella

Peattie

Wife
Female

Helen

Bisset

Daughter
Male

William

Bisset

Son
Female

Mary

Bisset

Daughter
Female

Janet

Bisset

Daughter
Male

Richard

Bisset

Son
Female

Barbara

Bisset

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bisset

Granddaughter
Male

Thomas

Bisset

Father
Female

Isabella

Bisset

Mother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bisset
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Bisset

Head

Married

53

1828

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Peattie

Wife

Married

50

1831

Fife, Scotland

Helen

Bisset

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

William

Bisset

Son

-

14

1867

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Bisset

Daughter

-

13

1868

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Bisset

Daughter

-

10

1871

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Richard

Bisset

Son

-

5

1876

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Barbara

Bisset

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bisset

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Bisset

Father

Married

80

1801

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Bisset

Mother

Married

81

1800

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

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