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Household of Alexander Bain (born 1852, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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.

Alexander Bain and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bain, born in 1852 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bain, born in 1853 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother-In-Law, Alexander (born 1856 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander's Brother-In-Law, David (born 1858 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Bain's household

Male

Alexander

Bain

Head
Female

Margaret

Bain

Wife
Male

Alexander

Robertson

Brother-In-Law
Male

David

Robertson

Brother-In-Law
Male

William

Bain

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bain

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bain

Head

Married

29

1852

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Bain

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Robertson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

David

Robertson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Bain

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bain

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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