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Household of Alexander Main (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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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 Main and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Main, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Main, born in 1843 in Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth C (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Dugald (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alexander (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robina (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William R (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Andrew (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Catherine E Murray, born in 1861 in Scotland.


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Alexander Main's household

Male

Alexander

Main

Head
Female

Mary

Main

Wife
Female

Elizabeth C

Main

Daughter
Male

Dugald

Main

Son
Male

Alexander

Main

Son
Female

Robina

Main

Daughter
Male

William R

Main

Son
Female

Mary

Main

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Main

Son
Female

Catherine E

Murray

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Main

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Mary

Main

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Elizabeth C

Main

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Dugald

Main

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Main

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robina

Main

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William R

Main

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Main

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Main

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine E

Murray

Servant

Single

20

1861

Scotland

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