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Household of James Bishop (born 1848, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

James Bishop and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bishop, born in 1848 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Bishop, born in 1851 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1879 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Euphemia Fell, born in 1869 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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James Bishop's household

Male

James

Bishop

Head
Female

Janet

Bishop

Wife
Male

James

Bishop

Son
Female

Jane

Bishop

Daughter
Male

William

Bishop

Son
Male

John

Bishop

Son
Female

Euphemia

Fell

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bishop

Head

Married

33

1848

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Bishop

Wife

Married

30

1851

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Bishop

Son

-

6

1875

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Bishop

Daughter

-

4

1877

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Bishop

Son

-

2

1879

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Bishop

Son

-

0

1881

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Euphemia

Fell

Servant

-

12

1869

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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