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Household of Alfred J Main (born 1851, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Alfred J Main and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred J Main, born in 1851 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Alfred J was the head of the household, married to Mary T Main, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maggie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alfred J (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred J's Visitor, Mary (born 1857 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alfred J's Visitor, Robert (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alfred J's Visitor, Matthew (born 1879 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alfred J Main's household

Male

Alfred J

Main

Head
Female

Mary T

Main

Wife
Female

Maggie

Main

Daughter
Female

Mary

Main

Daughter
Male

Alfred J

Main

Son
Female

Mary

Dawson

Visitor
Male

Robert

Dawson

Visitor
Male

Matthew

Dawson

Visitor
First name(s) Alfred J
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred J

Main

Head

Married

30

1851

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary T

Main

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Main

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Main

Daughter

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alfred J

Main

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Dawson

Visitor

Widow

24

1857

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Dawson

Visitor

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Dawson

Visitor

-

2

1879

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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