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Household of Alexander Main (born 1818, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Duffus, Moray, 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 Main and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Main, born in 1818 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Main, born in 1823 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1850 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Ann (born 1849 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Isabella (born 1866 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1870 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Margaret A Young, born in 1878 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland.


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Alexander Main's household

Male

Alexander

Main

Head
Female

Margaret

Main

Wife
Male

John

Main

Son
Female

Ann

Main

Daughter
Male

James

Main

Son
Female

Isabella

Main

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Main

Son
Female

Margaret A

Young

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Main

Head

Married

63

1818

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Margaret

Main

Wife

Married

58

1823

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Main

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Ann

Main

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James

Main

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Isabella

Main

Daughter

-

15

1866

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Alexander

Main

Son

-

11

1870

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Margaret A

Young

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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