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Household of James Oliphant (born 1812, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, 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 Oliphant and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Oliphant, born in 1812 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Oliphant, born in 1818 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Janet, born 1857 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son-In-Law, Thomas (born 1853 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, Thomas K (born 1876 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, James C (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Oliphant's household

Male

James

Oliphant

Head
Female

Isabella

Oliphant

Wife
Male

Thomas

Hood

Son-In-Law
Female

Janet

Oliphant

Daughter
Male

Thomas K

Hood

Grandson
Male

James C

Hood

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Oliphant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Oliphant

Head

Married

69

1812

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Oliphant

Wife

Married

63

1818

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

Hood

Son-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Oliphant

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas K

Hood

Grandson

-

5

1876

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

James C

Hood

Grandson

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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