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Household of Archibald Bichan (born 1827, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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.

Archibald Bichan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Bichan, born in 1827 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bichan, born in 1837 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1857 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1860 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1864 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Williamina (born 1874 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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Archibald Bichan's household

Male

Archibald

Bichan

Head
Female

Margaret

Bichan

Wife
Male

James

Bichan

Son
Female

Margaret

Bichan

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Bichan

Daughter
Female

Helen

Bichan

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Bichan

Daughter
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Bichan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Bichan

Head

Married

54

1827

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Bichan

Wife

Married

44

1837

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

James

Bichan

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Bichan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Bichan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Bichan

Daughter

-

13

1868

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Williamina

Bichan

Daughter

-

7

1874

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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