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Household of Alexander Oliphant (born 1811, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick (Landward), Caithness, 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 Oliphant and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Oliphant, born in 1811 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Oliphant, born in 1820 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1850 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1857 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and George (born 1859 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Catherine McAdie, born in 1873 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.
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Alexander Oliphant's household
Alexander
Oliphant
Head
Catherine
Oliphant
Wife
Janet
Oliphant
Daughter
James
Oliphant
Son
George
Oliphant
Son
Catherine
McAdie
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Oliphant |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Oliphant | Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Catherine | Oliphant | Wife | Married | 61 | 1820 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Janet | Oliphant | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
James | Oliphant | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
George | Oliphant | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Catherine | McAdie | Granddaughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
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