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Household of John Bigger (born 1819, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, 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 Bigger and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bigger, born in 1819 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1823 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Jessie (born 1817 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, William (born 1865 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Bigger's household

Male

John

Bigger

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bigger

Sister
Female

Jessie

Kerr

Sister
Male

William

Swan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bigger
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Bigger

Head

Unmarried

62

1819

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bigger

Sister

Unmarried

58

1823

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Kerr

Sister

Widow

64

1817

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Swan

Servant

-

16

1865

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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