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Household of John Bisset (born 1838, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, 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 1838 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary H Bisset, born in 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary H (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1878 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Helen (born 1856 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Mary (born 1861 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Maggie (born 1859 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Bisset's household

Male

John

Bisset

Head
Female

Mary H

Bisset

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Bisset

Son
Female

Helen

Milne

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary

Austin

Niece
Female

Maggie

Doak

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bisset
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bisset

Head

Married

43

1838

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary H

Bisset

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Bisset

Son

-

3

1878

Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Milne

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Austin

Niece

Unmarried

20

1861

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Doak

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

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