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Household of Alexander Main (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Main, born in 1835 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Main, born in 1836 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1861 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Francis F (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Walter J (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Barbra (born 1877 in Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Father-In-Law, Robert Grant, born in 1793 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Main's household

Male

Alexander

Main

Head
Female

Margaret

Main

Wife
Male

James

Main

Son
Male

Alexander

Main

Son
Female

Jane

Main

Daughter
Male

William

Main

Son
Male

George

Main

Son
Male

Francis F

Main

Son
Male

Walter J

Main

Son
Female

Barbra

Main

Daughter
Male

Robert

Grant

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Main

Head

Married

46

1835

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Main

Wife

Married

45

1836

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Main

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Main

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Main

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Main

Son

-

13

1868

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Main

Son

-

10

1871

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Francis F

Main

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Walter J

Main

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Barbra

Main

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cluny, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Grant

Father-In-Law

Widower

88

1793

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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