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Household of Alexander Bain (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bain, born in 1847 in Fife, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bain, born in 1855 in Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Agnes (born 1877 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1881 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Martha Dewar, born in - in Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander Bain's household

Male

Alexander

Bain

Head
Female

Margaret

Bain

Wife
Female

Agnes

Bain

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Bain

Daughter
Female

Martha

Dewar

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bain

Head

Married

34

1847

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Bain

Wife

Married

26

1855

Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Bain

Daughter

-

4

1877

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Barbara

Bain

Daughter

-

0

1881

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Martha

Dewar

Servant

Unmarried

-

-

Fife, Scotland

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