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Household of Alexander Bain (born 1832, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bain, born in 1832 in Watten, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Bain, born in 1836 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James F (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Richard Fangucoe, born in 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Bain's household

Male

Alexander

Bain

Head
Female

Catherine

Bain

Wife
Male

Alexander

Bain

Son
Female

Ann

Bain

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Bain

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Bain

Daughter
Male

John

Bain

Son
Male

James F

Bain

Son
Male

Richard

Fangucoe

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bain

Head

Married

49

1832

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Bain

Wife

Married

45

1836

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Bain

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Bain

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Bain

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Bain

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Bain

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James F

Bain

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Fangucoe

Boarder

Married

56

1825

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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