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Household of William Wishart (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkden Parish, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Wishart and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wishart, born in 1839 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Wishart, born in 1843 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Betsy (born 1863 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza (born 1869 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Arthur (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jemima (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Andrew (born 1864 in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Step Son, John (born 1866 in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Wishart's household

Male

William

Wishart

Head
Female

Christina

Wishart

Wife
Female

Betsy

Wishart

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Wishart

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Wishart

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Wishart

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wishart

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Wishart

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wishart

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Gray

Step Son
Male

John

Gray

Step Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wishart
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wishart

Head

Married

42

1839

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Wishart

Wife

Married

38

1843

Invernessshire, Scotland

Betsy

Wishart

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Wishart

Daughter

-

12

1869

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Arthur

Wishart

Son

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Jane

Wishart

Daughter

-

8

1873

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Wishart

Daughter

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Wishart

Daughter

-

3

1878

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Wishart

Daughter

-

0

1881

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Gray

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Gray

Step Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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