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Household of James Bisset (born 1833, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, Fife, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bisset, born in 1833 in Inverkeithing, Fife, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Bisset, born in 1834 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland), Sarah Jane (born 1867 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland), Mary H (born 1873 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1875 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, John (born 1824 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland) and James's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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James Bisset's household

Male

James

Bisset

Head
Female

Janet

Bisset

Wife
Male

John

Bisset

Son
Male

James

Bisset

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Bisset

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bisset

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Bisset

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Bisset

Daughter
Male

William

Bisset

Son
Male

John

Bisset

Brother
Female

Annie

Allan

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Bisset
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bisset

Head

Married

48

1833

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Bisset

Wife

Married

47

1834

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Bisset

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

James

Bisset

Son

-

16

1865

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Sarah Jane

Bisset

Daughter

-

14

1867

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bisset

Daughter

-

12

1869

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Bisset

Daughter

-

10

1871

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Mary H

Bisset

Daughter

-

8

1873

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

William

Bisset

Son

-

6

1875

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

John

Bisset

Brother

Unmarried

57

1824

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Allan

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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