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Household of John Bisset (born 1834, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cromarty, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Bisset and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bisset, born in 1834 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bisset, born in 1852 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; John A (born 1877 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Thomas C (born 1879 in Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Helen R (born 1861 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Bisset's household

Male

John

Bisset

Head
Female

Sarah

Bisset

Wife
Male

John A

Bisset

Son
Male

Thomas C

Bisset

Son
Female

Helen R

Wakeham

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Maclennan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bisset
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bisset

Head

Married

47

1834

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Sarah

Bisset

Wife

Married

29

1852

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John A

Bisset

Son

-

4

1877

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Thomas C

Bisset

Son

-

2

1879

Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Helen R

Wakeham

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella

Maclennan

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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