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Household of Alexander Main (born 1852, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Main, born in 1852 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Main, born in 1852 in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1878 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Isabella Wood, born in 1864 in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Main's household

Male

Alexander

Main

Head
Female

Ann

Main

Wife
Male

Alexander

Main

Son
Male

George

Main

Son
Female

Isabella

Wood

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Main

Head

Married

29

1852

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Main

Wife

Married

29

1852

Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Main

Son

-

3

1878

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Main

Son

-

0

1881

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wood

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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