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Household of Alexander Kain (born 1845, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Kain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Kain, born in 1845 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Kain, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Archibald (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Jessie Paul, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Kain's household

Male

Alexander

Kain

Head
Female

Mary

Kain

Wife
Male

Archibald

Kain

Son
Female

Mary

Kain

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Kain

Son
Male

Robert

Kain

Son
Male

Alexander

Kain

Son
Female

Jessie

Paul

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Kain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Kain

Head

Married

36

1845

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Kain

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Kain

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Kain

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Kain

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Kain

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Kain

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Paul

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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