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Household of John Biggam (born 1843, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

John Biggam and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Biggam, born in 1843 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Biggam, born in 1846 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Biggam's household

Male

John

Biggam

Head
Female

Margaret

Biggam

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Biggam

Daughter
Male

John

Biggam

Son
Male

James

Biggam

Son
Female

Margaret

Biggam

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Biggam

Son
Female

Mary

Biggam

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Biggam

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Biggam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Biggam

Head

Married

38

1843

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Biggam

Wife

-

35

1846

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Biggam

Daughter

-

16

1865

Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Biggam

Son

-

14

1867

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Biggam

Son

-

12

1869

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Biggam

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Biggam

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Biggam

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Biggam

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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