Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Bernard Dolchan (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Bernard Dolchan and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Bernard Dolchan, born in 1850 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Bernard was the head of the household, married to Helen Dolchan, born in 1853 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Hugh (born 1874 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Whitburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Bernard Dolchan's household

Male

Bernard

Dolchan

Head
Female

Helen

Dolchan

Wife
Male

Hugh

Dolchan

Son
Male

Andrew

Dolchan

Son
Female

Ann

Dolchan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dolchan

Daughter
First name(s) Bernard
Last name Dolchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bernard

Dolchan

Head

Married

31

1850

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Dolchan

Wife

Married

28

1853

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Dolchan

Son

-

7

1874

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Dolchan

Son

-

6

1875

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Dolchan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Whitburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dolchan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Bernard Dolchan in Blantyre in 1881, and follow the Dolchan family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

Find your ancestors in our family trees

Search for your ancestors in over 4.5 million family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census