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Household of John Oliphant (born 1832, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 Oliphant and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oliphant, born in 1832 in Strathmiglo, Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Oliphant, born in 1833 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1863 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1866 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland), Catherine (born 1873 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland) and Wilhelmina (born 1877 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, James Spittal, born in 1829 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland.


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John Oliphant's household

Male

John

Oliphant

Head
Female

Janet

Oliphant

Wife
Female

Annie

Oliphant

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Oliphant

Son
Female

Jessie

Oliphant

Daughter
Male

John

Oliphant

Son
Female

Catherine

Oliphant

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina

Oliphant

Daughter
Male

James

Spittal

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Oliphant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oliphant

Head

Married

49

1832

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Oliphant

Wife

Married

48

1833

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Oliphant

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Oliphant

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Oliphant

Daughter

-

13

1868

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

John

Oliphant

Son

-

10

1871

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Oliphant

Daughter

-

8

1873

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Oliphant

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

James

Spittal

Servant

Married

52

1829

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

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