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Household of Alexander McBain (born 1853, Midlothian)

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 McBain and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McBain, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McBain, born in 1847 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Mary Keigour, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McBain's household

Male

Alexander

McBain

Head
Female

Mary

McBain

Wife
Female

Mary

Keigour

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McBain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McBain

Head

Married

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McBain

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Keigour

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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