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Household of William Bishop (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Bishop and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bishop, born in 1848 in West Calder, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Bishop, born in 1849 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1871 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Marion (born 1875 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elison (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Bishop's household

Male

William

Bishop

Head
Female

Janet

Bishop

Wife
Male

John

Bishop

Son
Male

William

Bishop

Son
Female

Marion

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Elison

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Bishop

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bishop

Head

Married

33

1848

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Bishop

Wife

Married

32

1849

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Bishop

Son

-

10

1871

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Bishop

Son

-

9

1872

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Marion

Bishop

Daughter

-

6

1875

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elison

Bishop

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Bishop

Daughter

-

1

1880

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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