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Household of William Bichan (born 1850, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saint Andrews, Orkney, 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.

William Bichan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bichan, born in 1850 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Isabella (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1857 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), William's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), William's Servant, George (born 1867 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland).


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William Bichan's household

Male

William

Bichan

Head
Female

Isabella

Bichan

Sister
Male

James

Brown

Servant
Male

Thomas

Sinclair

Servant
Male

George

Pottinger

Servant
Female

Margaret

Skea

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Bichan
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bichan

Head

Unmarried

31

1850

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Bichan

Sister

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

James

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

George

Pottinger

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Skea

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

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