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Household of Alexander Main (born 1823, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nigg, Kincardineshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Main, born in 1823 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Main, born in 1828 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1860 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1870 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth Leiper, born in 1867 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Main's household

Male

Alexander

Main

Head
Female

Mary

Main

Wife
Female

Mary

Main

Daughter
Male

William

Main

Son
Male

James

Main

Son
Male

Joseph

Main

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Leiper

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Main

Head

Married

58

1823

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Main

Wife

Married

53

1828

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Main

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Main

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Main

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Joseph

Main

Son

-

11

1870

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Leiper

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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