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Household of Alexander Bain (born 1831, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bain, born in 1831 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Bain, born in 1848 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexandrina (born 1870 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Isabell (born 1877 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Christina (born 1879 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Bain's household

Male

Alexander

Bain

Head
Female

Janet

Bain

Wife
Female

Alexandrina

Bain

Daughter
Male

James

Bain

Son
Male

George

Bain

Son
Female

Isabell

Bain

Daughter
Female

Christina

Bain

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Bain

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bain

Head

Married

50

1831

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Bain

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexandrina

Bain

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James

Bain

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

George

Bain

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Isabell

Bain

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Bain

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Benjamin

Bain

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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