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Household of James Bisset (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Bisset and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bisset, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Bisset, born in 1843 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen Hird (born 1863 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1865 in Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ann Watson (born 1875 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1846 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Bisset's household

Male

James

Bisset

Head
Female

Ann

Bisset

Wife
Female

Helen Hird

Bisset

Daughter
Male

William

Bisset

Son
Male

Alexander

Bisset

Son
Female

Ann Watson

Bisset

Daughter
Male

James

Stewart

Boarder
Male

Alexander

McIntosh

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Bisset
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bisset

Head

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Bisset

Wife

Married

38

1843

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen Hird

Bisset

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Bisset

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Monikie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Bisset

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann Watson

Bisset

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Stewart

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

McIntosh

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

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