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BIGGAM

Biggam in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Wigtownshire

80

0.2062

361.1738

Cumberland

22

0.0087

15.3214

Kirkcudbrightshire

15

0.0355

62.1375

Lancashire

11

0.0003

0.5558

Lanarkshire

10

0.0011

1.8539

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

9

0.0023

4.0281

Renfrewshire

6

0.0027

4.6422

Ayrshire

5

0.0023

4.0058

Northumberland

3

0.0007

1.2089

County Durham

2

0.0002

0.4031

Gloucestershire

2

0.0003

0.6114

Cheshire

1

0.0002

0.2716

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

2.7144

Royal Navy

1

0.0029

5.0327

Buteshire

1

0.0056

9.8912

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

2.2311

Perthshire

1

0.0008

1.3358

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Leswalt

Wigtownshire

37

1.3925

2434.2105

Portpatrick

Wigtownshire

17

1.3077

2297.2973

Kirkmabreck

Kirkcudbrightshire

9

0.4867

849.0566

Corstorphine

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

9

0.4169

731.7073

Stranraer

Wigtownshire

7

0.1973

344.8276

Kirkmaiden

Wigtownshire

7

0.2851

500.0000

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

7

0.0042

7.3084

Whitehaven

Cumberland

7

0.0522

91.5033

Girthon

Kirkcudbrightshire

6

0.4219

740.7407

Harrington

Cumberland

6

0.1976

346.8208

Sorbie

Wigtownshire

5

0.2948

515.4639

Blackley

Lancashire

5

0.0823

144.0922

Holme St Cuthbert

Cumberland

5

0.6693

1162.7907

Kirkdale

Lancashire

5

0.0086

15.0195

Mochrum

Wigtownshire

4

0.1727

303.0303

Kilwinning

Ayrshire

4

0.0567

99.2556

Workington

Cumberland

4

0.0278

48.6618

Chirton

Northumberland

3

0.0305

53.3808

East Greenock

Renfrewshire

3

0.0140

24.5700

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

3

0.0074

12.9310

Top male forenames

John Biggam
James Biggam
William Biggam
Andrew Biggam
David Biggam
Daniel Biggam
Ebenezer Biggam
Robert Biggam
Thomas Biggam

Top female forenames

Mary Biggam
Margaret Biggam
Isabella Biggam
Jane Biggam
Agnes Biggam
Amelia Biggam
Anna Biggam
Easther Biggam
Eliza Biggam
Elizabeth Biggam
Jessie Biggam
Maggie Biggam
Susannah Biggam

Top occupations

Scholar
Travelling Draper
Fund Holder
Travelling Drapers Wife
No Scholar
Medical Student
Master Seaman
Joiner Wife
Joiner
Ironworks Laborer
Housekeeper
House Keeper
Grocer Unemployed
Calico Bleacher
Farmer Wife
Farmer Son
Farmer Of 54 Acres
Farmer Daur
Farm Laborer
Errand Boy In Chemist Shop
Draper
Cotton Weaver
Cook Domestic Sert
Captains Wife
Captains Daughter