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Household of Alexander Main (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Main, born in 1844 in , consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella W Main, born in 1846 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Alfred E (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Grace (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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Alexander Main's household

Male

Alexander

Main

Head
Female

Isabella W

Main

Wife
Male

Alexander

Main

Son
Female

Mary A

Main

Daughter
Male

Alfred E

Main

Son
Female

Margaret

Main

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Main

Son
Female

Grace

Main

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Main

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Isabella W

Main

Wife

Married

35

1846

South Shields, Durham, England

Alexander

Main

Son

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary A

Main

Daughter

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Alfred E

Main

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Main

Daughter

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Arthur

Main

Son

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Grace

Main

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

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