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Household of Alexander Bain (born 1848, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bain, born in 1848 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Bain, born in 1852 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1878 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Isabella C (born 1880 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Isabella Craw, born in 1867 in Millheugh, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Bain's household

Male

Alexander

Bain

Head
Female

Isabella

Bain

Wife
Male

James

Bain

Son
Male

David

Bain

Son
Female

Marion

Bain

Daughter
Female

Isabella C

Bain

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Craw

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bain

Head

Married

33

1848

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

Bain

Wife

Married

29

1852

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Bain

Son

-

10

1871

Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Bain

Son

-

6

1875

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

Bain

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella C

Bain

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Craw

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Millheugh, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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