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Household of Alexander Main (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 1844 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Main, born in 1843 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Main's household
Alexander
Main
Head
Helen
Main
Wife
Ann
Main
Daughter
Helen
Main
Daughter
Elizabeth
Main
Daughter
Mary
Main
Daughter
Alexander
Main
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Main |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Main | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Main | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland | |
Ann | Main | Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Main | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Main | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Main | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Main | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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